COLOMBIA

 

  • Note on the statistics of cremations:
    • The figures are for Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Tunja and Valledupar only
  • Number of crematoria: 18
  • Crematoria situated at:
    1. Armenia (1)
    2. Barranquilla (1)
    3. Bogotá (3)
    4. Bucaramanga (1)
    5. Calarcá (1)
    6. Cali (4)
    7. Cartagena (1)
    8. Manizales (1)
    9. Medellin (1)
    10. Pereira (1)
    11. Santa Marta (1)
    12. Tunaj (1)
    13. Valledupar (1)

*Statistics of cremations

  Cremations Total Deaths % of Deaths
2016 4,295** 223,078 1.93**
2017 4,599** 213,318 2.16**

 

*Latest figures obtainable
**Figures relate to Grupo Recordar crematoria only

Cremation Organisation
There is no national cremation society in Colombia. All information is provided by the following organisation and relates to their crematoria only - situated at Barranquilla, Bogotá, Cali, Cartagena, Tunja and Valledupar.
Grupo Recordar
Carrera 7 # 71-52
Torre A - Of.302
Bogotá DC,
Colombia
Director - National Co-ordination of Services:
Giampiero G.Fois D'Amato