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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%
6 Republic of Korea43.0%
7 Germany41.0%
8 Sweden34.7%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 2 countries.

Source
ISSP 2018

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.707895 X +6.933
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.250
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 40311.637123 X +25708.602
Correlation coefficient (r)0.410
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.168

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -10.545713 X +87.118
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.622
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.387

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 0.009335 X +1.453
Correlation coefficient (r)0.004
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -2.306441 X +12.348
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.066
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.004