The burial rate in the United States stood at 45.2 percent in 2015; this figure is forecasted to decrease to 16 percent by 2040. In 2005, nevertheless, this figure stood at over 60 percent.
Burial rate in the United States from 2005 to 2040
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Statistics on Death care services in the U.S.
Market overview
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- Premium Statistic Market size of funeral homes in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Market size of cemetery services in the U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in the funeral service industry in the U.S. by type 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual wages of employees in the U.S. funeral service industry by type 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on cemetery lots, vaults and maintenance fees 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on funerals 2007-2021
Leaders
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- Premium Statistic Revenue by segment of Service Corporation International 2015-2021
- Basic Statistic Operating income of Service Corporation International 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual revenue by segment of StoneMor Partners 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Annual revenue by segment of Carriage Services 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Net income of Carriage Services 2013-2021
Services
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- Premium Statistic Burial rate in U.S. 2005-2040
- Premium Statistic U.S. cremation rate 1975-2021
- Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral in the U.S. by type 2014-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of burials performed by StoneMor Partners 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Funeral services performed by Carriage Services 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Median cost of a funeral and cremation in the U.S. 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Importance of religion in funeral services in the U.S. 2012-2020
Locations
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- Premium Statistic Number of funeral homes in the U.S. 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Funeral homes in the U.S. by ownership type 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of funeral service locations and cemeteries of SCI 2021
- Premium Statistic Funeral service locations and cemeteries of StoneMor Partners 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of funeral service locations and cemeteries of Carriage Services 2021
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- U.S. cremations by state 2017
- Revenue by region of Service Corporation International 2015-2021
- Annual revenue of Carriage Services 2013-2021
- Annual revenue of Park Lawn 2016-2021
- Preference for burial or cremation in the Netherlands 2017
- U.S. household expenditure on funerals 2007-2021
- Rate of U.S. suicide deaths 2001-2015, by gender and urbanization level
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- Preference for burial or cremation in the Netherlands 2017
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NFDA. (July 29, 2020). Burial rate in the United States from 2005 to 2040 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882951/burial-rate-in-the-united-states/
NFDA. "Burial rate in the United States from 2005 to 2040." Chart. July 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882951/burial-rate-in-the-united-states/
NFDA. (2020). Burial rate in the United States from 2005 to 2040. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882951/burial-rate-in-the-united-states/
NFDA. "Burial Rate in The United States from 2005 to 2040." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882951/burial-rate-in-the-united-states/
NFDA, Burial rate in the United States from 2005 to 2040 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882951/burial-rate-in-the-united-states/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Burial rate in the United States from 2005 to 2040 [Graph], NFDA, July 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882951/burial-rate-in-the-united-states/