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SOUTH KOREA

 

  • Number of crematoria: 60
  • Crematoria situated at:
    1. Busan
    2. Chungcheonbuk (3), Chungcheongnam (3)
    3. Daegu, Daejeon
    4. Gangwon (8), Gyeongsangbuk (11), Gyeongsangnam (10), Gyunggi (3)
    5. Incheon
    6. Jeju, Jeollabuk (5), Jeollanam (7)
    7. Kwangju
    8. Sejong, Seoul (2)
    9. Ulsan

Statistics of cremations

  Cremations Total Deaths % of Deaths
2018 259,347 298,820 86.79
2019 259,712 295,100   88.01