Problem
Unmanageable cost of dying
Other Names:
High cost of burialBurdensome price of death
Prohibitive funeral costs
Incidence:
A 1992 study on the prices of burial in Moscow show that a funeral service costs at least 3,500 roubles. Coffins, which were increasingly difficult to find, cost at least 2,000 roubles each. Many families were only able to afford the rental of a coffin from the church to the cemetery, where the body of the deceased is put into a plastic bag.
Broader Problems:
Excessive costsProhibitive cost of living Related Problems:
Prohibitive death dutiesDecrease in mortality rate Aggravates:
Denial of a proper deathUndignified treatment of corpsesConflict of interest in the terminally ill Subject(s):
Commerce → Purchasing, supplyingLife → Death
Religious Practice → Ceremonial
Societal Problems → Disposal of bodies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
05.08.2019 – 20:25 CEST