1951: The last time an American died of old age (that’s the year the government eliminated old age as a cause of death)

80: Percentage of Americans who die in hospitals

100 billion: Approximate number of people who have died since humans appeared on the planet

827,060: Gallons of embalming fluid, formaldehyde, methanol and ethanol leaked into the soil from burials in America each year

200: Minimum number of euphemisms for death in the in the English language

Source: Discover Magazine, September 2006