Most unpleasant ways to die opinions U.S. 2019 | Statista

According to the findings of a survey by IPSOS, when asked what would be the most unpleasant way to die, those in the U.S. are most likely to say cancer, followed by a neurological disorder and a terrorist attack. This data shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who say select causes of death would be the most unpleasant way to die as of 2019.

Percentage of U.S. adults who thought the following were the most unpleasant ways to die as of 2019*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Cancer	49%
A neurological disorder such as dementia or Parkinson's disease	30%
A terrorist attack	29%
An accident such as drowning, fire or a fall	26%
Interpersonal violence	17%
A transport injury such as a road accident	15%
Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	13%
A cardiovascular disease such as heart disease, strokes or heart failure	10%
HIV/AIDS or a sexually transmitted infection (STIs)	10%
A substance use disorder such as drug or alcohol addiction	8%
A digestive system disease such as cirrhosis or liver disease	7%
A lower respiratory infection such as pneumonia or tuberculosis	7%
Diabetes or a kidney disease	5%

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

November 22 to December 6, 2019

Number of respondents

around 1,000

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* Percentage saying one of the 3 most unpleasant ways to die.

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