ELi5: Why aren’t cadavers overflowing from cemeteries?

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Over 3,000,000 people die in the U.S. alone every year. I get that there are other options than burying like cremation, but it seems logical that we would have a shortage of cemetery space. Further, you don’t see cemeteries expanding or new ones being built.

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In some families where we own the plots forever (really forever!), we reuse the graves. If a grave is needed, we open an older plot, sweep aside any bone fragments, and bury the next cadaver.

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