In 2021, the overall cost of dying in the United Kingdom was 8,864 British pounds, compared with 9,263 pounds in 2020. Since 2008, the cost of dying in the UK has increased by around 2,166 British pounds.
Average cost of dying in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in GBP)
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Statistics on Death in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of deaths in the UK 1887-2020
- Basic Statistic Death rate in the UK 1953-2020
- Basic Statistic Monthly number of deaths in England and Wales 2019-2022
- Basic Statistic Weekly number of deaths in England and Wales 2020-2023
- Basic Statistic Age-specific death rate in the United Kingdom 2020 by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of infant deaths in the UK 1900-2020
- Basic Statistic Infant mortality rate in the UK 1900-2020
- Basic Statistic Weekly number of excess deaths in England and Wales 2020-2022
Causes of death
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- Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United Kingdom 2001-2018
- Basic Statistic Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of homicides in England and Wales 2002-2022
- Basic Statistic Fatal injuries at work in Great Britain 1974-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of fire-related fatalities in Great Britain 1981-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of operational deaths for the UK armed forces 1945-2022
Life expectancy
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- Basic Statistic Life expectancy in the United Kingdom 1765-2020
- Basic Statistic Life expectancy in the UK 1980-2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Life expectancy at 65 in the UK 1980-2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Life expectancy in the UK in 2020, by gender and country
- Basic Statistic Life expectancy in the UK 2017/19, by gender and area
- Premium Statistic Annual change in life expectancy at birth in the UK 1981-2019
Funeral service
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- Basic Statistic Average cost of dying in the UK 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Average funeral 'send-off' expenditure in the UK 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Average cost of burials in the UK in 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Average cost of cremation in the UK in 2020, by region
- Premium Statistic Funeral service wishes in the United Kingdom 2020
Further related statistics
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- Green funeral sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2011
- United States - leading states by share of deaths cremated 2010
- Industry revenue of “funeral and related activities“ in the United Kingdom 2012-2025
- Pet funeral establishment number in South Korea 2012-2015
- Number of funeral service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by turnover
- Number of funeral enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by employees
- Funeral service company number in South Korea 2014-2017
- Number of funeral service institutions in China 2021, by type
- Cemetery contracts written by type by StoneMor Partners 2013-2019
- Funerary services: quarterly e-commerce revenue in Spain 2013-2019
- Cost of an adult funeral since 1960
- U.S. casket volume sales 2000-2009
- Pre-need funeral contracts sold by Carriage Services 2013-2021
- Gender distribution of shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Industry revenue of “cemeteries and crematoria“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “landscape service activities“ in Luxembourg 2012-2025
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Statistics
- Green funeral sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2011
- United States - leading states by share of deaths cremated 2010
- Industry revenue of “funeral and related activities“ in the United Kingdom 2012-2025
- Pet funeral establishment number in South Korea 2012-2015
- Number of funeral service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by turnover
- Number of funeral enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by employees
- Funeral service company number in South Korea 2014-2017
- Number of funeral service institutions in China 2021, by type
- Cemetery contracts written by type by StoneMor Partners 2013-2019
- Funerary services: quarterly e-commerce revenue in Spain 2013-2019
- Cost of an adult funeral since 1960
- U.S. casket volume sales 2000-2009
- Pre-need funeral contracts sold by Carriage Services 2013-2021
- Gender distribution of shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in the U.S. 2020-2021
- Industry revenue of “cemeteries and crematoria“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “landscape service activities“ in Luxembourg 2012-2025
SunLife. (January 14, 2022). Average cost of dying in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/932668/average-cost-of-dying-united-kingdom/
SunLife. "Average cost of dying in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in GBP)." Chart. January 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/932668/average-cost-of-dying-united-kingdom/
SunLife. (2022). Average cost of dying in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/932668/average-cost-of-dying-united-kingdom/
SunLife. "Average Cost of Dying in The United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/932668/average-cost-of-dying-united-kingdom/
SunLife, Average cost of dying in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/932668/average-cost-of-dying-united-kingdom/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Average cost of dying in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2021 (in GBP) [Graph], SunLife, January 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/932668/average-cost-of-dying-united-kingdom/