Getting together before an illness or a devastating crisis should be your number one concern when it comes to pre-planning for a funeral. Not only will you have peace of mind but your wishes will be written down so that it does not fall on your loved ones.
Do not wait until it is too late. With pre-planning you can pay and set the price of the goods at current prices, you can make payments so that your loved ones do not have to sacrifice to come up with the money.
As of 2009:
- Number of deaths: 2,437,163 (The preliminary number of deaths in the US for 2010 was 2,465,936)
- Death rate: 793.8 deaths per 100,000 population
- Life expectancy: 78.5 years
- 4 in 10 people will live to 120
