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SOUTH KOREA

 

  • Number of crematoria: 59
  • 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 (6)
    7. Kwangju
    8. Sejong, Seoul (2)
    9. Ulsan

Statistics of cremations

  Cremations Total Deaths % of Deaths
2015 221,895 275,895   80.79
2016 232,128 280,827   82.66