DISPOSITION
PERCENT OF DEATHS BY TYPE
TEXAS RESIDENTS, 1989-2003
| YEAR |
BURIAL |
CREMATION |
REMOVAL FROM STATE |
DONATION |
OTHER |
UNKNOWN |
| 1989 |
83.7 |
7.1 |
8.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
|
| 1990 |
84.3 |
7.7 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| 1991 |
83.6 |
8.5 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| 1992 |
83.1 |
9.3 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| 1993 |
82.8 |
10.1 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| 1994 |
82.2 |
11.0 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| 1995 |
81.7 |
11.6 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| 1996 |
81.0 |
12.1 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| 1997 |
79.9 |
12.9 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| 1998 |
79.0 |
13.9 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| 1999 |
78.0 |
14.9 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| 2000 |
76.9 |
16.1 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| 2001 |
75.5 |
17.3 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
| 2002 |
74.4 |
18.4 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
| 2003 |
73.1 |
19.7 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
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