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Median funeral with viewing and burial: $8,300; NFDA, 2023. Excludes cemetery costs.
Median funeral with viewing and cremation: $6,280; NFDA, 2023.
Share of US deaths expected to end in cremation in 2025: 63.4%; NFDA projection.

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