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Question: Do you believe in life after death?
Choices: "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably" "No, Probably Not" "No, Definitely Not"
Data: % of "Yes, Definitely" "Yes, Probably"
Period:
Area:
8 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 United States80.1%
2 Italy65.7%
3 Japan52.3%
4 United Kingdom44.8%
5 France 44.7%
7 Germany41.0%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 1 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -0.149690 X +6.613
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.081
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.007

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 62660.030293 X +15948.357
Correlation coefficient (r)0.565
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.319

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -8.356994 X +86.127
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.552
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.305

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = -0.087279 X +1.546
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.060
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data6
Regression equation
Y = 9.085373 X +4.338
Correlation coefficient (r)0.376
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.141