The death industry refers to companies and organizations that receive money in exchange for services for the dead. This includes for example funeral home

Funeral home

A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary, is a business that provides burial and funeral services for the deceased and their families. These services may include aprepared wake and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for the funeral....

s, post-mortem fees, and headstone

Headstone

A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. In most cases they have the deceased's name, date of birth, and date of death inscribed on them, along with a personal message, or prayer.- Use :...

creation. It also includes what is known as the 'death-care" industry which is consisted of funeral homes and mortuaries and other funeral providers who provide services for the dead as well as the living to honor the deceased.