A gaggle funeral for deceased people whose households and family members refused to say their our bodies is held by public officers of Gimcheon Metropolis, North Gyeongsang Province, Jan. 24. Courtesy of Gimcheon Metropolis
The variety of deceased people whose households and family members refused to say their our bodies elevated 83 % in 2023 from three years earlier, knowledge confirmed Sunday.
In response to knowledge compiled by the Ministry of Well being and Welfare, launched by Rep. Chang Jong-tae of the Democratic Occasion, the variety of such unclaimed our bodies with recognized subsequent of kin reached 4,052 in 2023, rising sharply from 2,217 recorded in 2020.
Unclaimed our bodies consult with deceased people whose family members are both unknown or, although recognized, decline to say the physique as a consequence of numerous causes, similar to monetary difficulties or private circumstances.
The whole variety of unclaimed our bodies, in the meantime, reached 5,415 in 2023, up 72.7 % from 3,136 recorded in 2020.
Males accounted for 4,108 of such our bodies in 2023, up 74.2 % from three years earlier, whereas females accounted for 1,216, a rise of 84.5 % over the identical interval.
By area, the southern port metropolis of Busan recorded the very best variety of unclaimed deaths per 100,000 individuals at 18.8, adopted by the southern resort island of Jeju with 14.3 and Gangwon Province with 13.4.
The capital metropolis of Seoul reported 13 unclaimed deaths per 100,000 individuals, the information confirmed.
“The rise within the variety of unclaimed our bodies highlights the inadequacy of the social security internet,” the lawmaker stated, stressing that the federal government ought to take proactive measures to handle such lonely deaths. (Yonhap)
