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The bright side of death

Written by DeadGirl
Sunday, 19 October 2008
For the thousands of professionals gathered in Orlando at last week's National Funeral Directors Association convention, the current economic slump has done nothing to dampen longer-term hopes pinned to the projected rise of the U.S. death rate as the Baby Boom generation passes away. Death rate to boom Though dipping slightly over the last several years, and expected to stagnate for several more, the U.S. death rate of about 8.1 per 1,000 people is expected to inch significantly upward sometime in the next decade and eventually go as high as 10.9. The exact dates are tough to pinpoint because of the size of the Baby Boom generation (about 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964) and medical advances. Billions at stake Experts say the mortality rate is the greatest single predictor of the industry's business, estimated at $11 billion annually at funeral homes alone. So bottom lines, feeling a slight pinch now, are likely to bulge. Until 2040 ... Because of the high startup costs of the funeral business, the surge of customers is expected to be served by roughly the same number of funeral homes as now. Consultant Dan Isard says he expects the average funeral home to go from serving 120 families a year to 165 until around 2040. Some in the industry fear they won't have adequate staffing to meet increased demand, but they're trying to attract those seeking second careers and to change licensing laws. Event planners? Isard, however, pointed out: "How much of a boom it's going to be is open to conjecture." He and others note cremations, which generally cost less than burials, and questions about what else Boomers will want could mean the amount spent on each service goes down. And it's possible that some families may turn to event planners to take care of funeral arrangements and just use funeral directors for tasks such as transporting and embalming the body. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-funeral_charticle-bdoct19,0,5344519.story

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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries