cremation rate exceeded 58 percent in 2021.
In 2021, nearly six million bodies were cremated in China. There were around 1.8 thousand funeral homes and over 7,000 thousand crematories in the country. The Number of bodies cremated in China from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Civil Affairs (China). (August 26, 2022). Number of bodies cremated in China from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071362/china-cremation-number/
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Ministry of Civil Affairs (China). (2022). Number of bodies cremated in China from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071362/china-cremation-number/
Ministry of Civil Affairs (China). "Number of Bodies Cremated in China from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071362/china-cremation-number/
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Number of bodies cremated in China from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Civil Affairs (China), August 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071362/china-cremation-number/