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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 "Always"
Period:
Area:
73 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan 28.0%
2 Republic of Korea23.9%
3 Hong Kong, China21.8%
4 United Kingdom19.2%
5 Portugal17.5%
6 China16.2%
7 Brunei Darussalam14.6%
8 France14.2%
8 Greece14.2%
10 Thailand12.9%
11 Bulgaria12.7%
12 Philippines12.3%
13 Luxembourg12.1%
13 Spain12.1%
15 Czech Republic11.9%
15 Malaysia11.9%
17 Turkiye11.6%
18 Azerbaijan11.3%
19 Indonesia11.0%
20 Slovenia10.7%
21 Croatia10.6%
22 Viet Nam10.5%
23 Hungary10.3%
24 Austria10.1%
24 Slovakia10.1%
26 Brazil10.0%
27 Colombia9.9%
27 Estonia9.9%
29 Albania9.4%
29 Sweden9.4%
31 Morocco9.3%
32 Germany9.2%
32 Macao, China9.2%
34 Jordan9.1%
35 Switzerland8.5%
36 Latvia8.0%
36 Lebanon8.0%
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina7.5%
39 United Arab Emirates7.3%
40 Moldova7.2%
40 Taiwan7.2%
42 Finland7.1%
42 Malta7.1%
42 Qatar7.1%
45 Canada7.0%
45 Russian Federation7.0%
47 Netherlands6.5%
48 Kazakhstan5.9%
48 United States5.9%
50 Argentina5.7%
51 Serbia5.2%
52 Lithuania4.7%
53 Dominican Republic4.5%
54 Ukraine4.4%
55 Georgia4.3%
56 Cyprus4.2%
56 Romania4.2%
58 Iceland3.9%
59 Denmark3.8%
59 Montenegro3.8%
59 Poland3.8%
62 North Macedonia3.7%
63 Panama3.6%
64 Italy3.5%
65 Kosovo3.4%
65 Saudi Arabia3.4%
65 Uruguay3.4%
68 Chile3.3%
69 Costa Rica2.9%
69 Ireland2.9%
71 Belarus2.8%
71 Mexico2.8%
71 Peru2.8%

Note
The data of Azerbaijan are collected only in Baku. The data of China are collected only in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.

No data for 165 countries.

Source
OECD PISA 2018 Compendia

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data69
Regression equation
Y = -2.391889 X +6.385
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.152
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data72
Regression equation
Y = 27079.302374 X +28117.048
Correlation coefficient (r)0.052
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.003

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data72
Regression equation
Y = 23.514065 X +75.741
Correlation coefficient (r)0.299
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.089

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data72
Regression equation
Y = -2.281060 X +1.828
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.283
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.080

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data69
Regression equation
Y = -2.031749 X +8.943
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.021
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000