STATISTICS AVAILABLE:

• Statistics
  Includes:
  • Canadian Statistics 
    Provides data, by Province, based on the number of deaths, the number of crematories, and the number of cremations for 1992-1998.
  • United States: Cremation Statistics: 1998-2010 
    Provides data based on the number of deaths, the number of crematories, and the number of cremations. Also compares 1998's cremation rate to that of 1993's and makes predictions for 2000 and 2010 cremation rates.
  • International Statistics 
    Provides data, by nation, based on the number of deaths, the number of crematories, and the number of cremations for 1996-1998. (PDF 12K)
  • Disposition Statistics 
    Provides cremation data based on age, gender, race/ethnicity, and religion for 1996-97. Also provides data based on services, including urn usage and final resting place.
  • Historical Statistics 
    Provides data for 1876-1998, based on the number of deaths, the number of crematories, and the number of cremations for both the United States and Canada.
• Publications
  Includes:
  • 1999 Executive Summary of American Attitudes Toward Ritualization and Memorialization Study 
  • Related News Release: 1999 Study Shows 46% of Americans Will Choose Cremation
  • Eight Key Trends Affecting the Rise in Cremations 

  
  FEATURES:

  • Various articles and brochures about cremation.