Tombstone cost and longevity: The San Pedro Cemetery Museum in Medellin in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies in the West suggest that tombstone cost is associated with longevity. The objective of this observational study was to investigate the association between tombstone cost and longevity in a large cemetery in Latin America.

Methods

Age at death was obtained from 2,273 consecutive death certificates held at the San Pedro Cemetery Museum in Medellín in Colombia. Subjects died in 2022, 2021, or 2020. Tombs are arranged in galleries in the cemetery and tombstone cost was based on the material from which the tombstone was made, its position in the gallery, and its ornamentation. Analysis of variance was used and the assumption of equal variance was not violated.

Results

Approximately 77% of tombstones were of low cost, 21% of medium cost, and 2% of high co

SUBMITTER: O'Donovan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798633 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature