U.S. cremation rate 1975-2021
The cremation rate in the United States increased steadily between 1975 and 2021. This figure was forecasted to grow to 64.1 percent by 2025.
Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2021 with a forecast for 2025
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Cremation Association of North America. (June 2, 2022). Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2021 with a forecast for 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America. "Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2021 with a forecast for 2025 ." Chart. June 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America. (2022). Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2021 with a forecast for 2025 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America. "Cremation Rate in The United States from 1975 to 2021 with a Forecast for 2025 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America, Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2021 with a forecast for 2025 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 07, 2023)
Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2021 with a forecast for 2025 [Graph], Cremation Association of North America, June 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/