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Question: Thinking about yourself and how you normally feel: how often do you feel as described below? - Afraid
Choices: "Never" "Rarely" "Sometimes" "Always"
Data: % of "Sometimes" "Always"
Period:
Area:
9 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan83.2%
3 United Kingdom65.8%
4 France 57.7%
5 Germany54.6%
7 United States42.5%
8 Canada41.5%
9 Italy31.1%

Source
PISA 2018 Results (Volume III) : What School Life Means for Studentsf Lives

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -0.703791 X +6.962
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.421
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.177

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = -34988.972702 X +69548.213
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.394
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.155

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 5.488274 X +78.563
Correlation coefficient (r)0.454
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.206

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 0.052234 X +1.446
Correlation coefficient (r)0.043
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.002

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data7
Regression equation
Y = 5.450888 X +6.529
Correlation coefficient (r)0.281
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.079