Difficult as it is to realize each of these numbers represents someone struggling or the deaths (confirmed and probable...) mortal lives that have ended.
As more are exploring there is still a lot to appreciate about a person's being and life past the physical lifespan.
That area could soften the harshness and help more people consider ways to keep the energy and love of a person held in a valuable way which is not something our modern world seems to feel is worthwhile or appropriate even theoretically...
But the fringe allows for that and more people could form groups locally, on a state