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Median cost of a funeral in the U.S. by type 2014-2017
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Median cost of a funeral in the U.S. by type 2014-2017
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2017, broken down by whether a vault is included or not. The median cost of a funeral including a vault increased over this period from 8,508 U.S. dollars in 2014 to 8,755 U.S. dollars in 2017.
Median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)
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This statistic shows the median cost of an adult funeral with a viewing and a burial in the United States between 2014 and 2017, broken down by whether a vault is included or not. The median cost of a funeral including a vault increased over this period from 8,508 U.S. dollars in 2014 to 8,755 U.S. dollars in 2017.
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- 2018
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- United States
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- 2014 to 2017*
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* 2015 data was not available.
The median cost is defined as the amount at which half of the figures fall below and half are above
The cost doesn't include cemetery, monument or market costs or miscellaneous cash-advance charges such as for flowers or an obituary.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2017*
- Supplementary notes
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* 2015 data was not available.
The median cost is defined as the amount at which half of the figures fall below and half are above
The cost doesn't include cemetery, monument or market costs or miscellaneous cash-advance charges such as for flowers or an obituary.
To retrieve the data, click on Costs.
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