This statistic shows the outcome of a survey done on the preferences for being buried or cremated in the Netherlands in 2017. When the Dutch respondents were asked whether they would like to be buried or cremated, roughly 30 percent indicated that they would like to be buried. Roughly 50 percent of the respondents, on the other hand, indicated that they want to be cremated.
Do you want to be buried or cremated?*
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Het Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting . (November 29, 2017). Do you want to be buried or cremated?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/858400/preference-for-burial-or-cremation-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting . "Do you want to be buried or cremated?*." Chart. November 29, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858400/preference-for-burial-or-cremation-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting . (2017). Do you want to be buried or cremated?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/858400/preference-for-burial-or-cremation-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting . "Do You Want to Be Buried or Cremated?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858400/preference-for-burial-or-cremation-in-the-netherlands/
Het Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting , Do you want to be buried or cremated?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/858400/preference-for-burial-or-cremation-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Do you want to be buried or cremated?* [Graph], Het Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting , November 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/858400/preference-for-burial-or-cremation-in-the-netherlands/