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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 Japan 52.3%
4 United Kingdom44.8%
5 France44.7%
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 = -0.384598 X +6.879
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.114
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = 20881.703732 X +37110.330
Correlation coefficient (r)0.259
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.067

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -8.305404 X +85.968
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.573
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.328

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -0.007093 X +1.459
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.003
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data8
Regression equation
Y = -7.373658 X +18.170
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.166
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.028