About 60% of Americans are now choosing cremation over a traditional burial, versus only around 20% in the mid-1990s.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - More and more Iowans are choosing to have their loved ones cremated. And that follows a national trend. Last year, more than 60% of Americans who died chose cremation, that ...

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Although most of us still have a traditional funeral and burial in mind, more and more people are choosing cremation. According to a survey by US Funerals Online, in 2023, 60.5% of people chose ...