Infectious diseases were at the highest risk of becoming a critical threat to the world, according to 58 percent of the respondents in a 2020 survey. Furthermore, 55.1 percent of the respondents expected livelihood crises to pose a threat in the next two years, while 52.7 percent thought that extreme weather conditions would become critical.
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World Economic Forum. (January 19, 2021). Biggest perceived threats to global society in 2020, by event [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 17, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207693/biggest-perceived-threats-to-global-society-by-event/
World Economic Forum. "Biggest perceived threats to global society in 2020, by event." Chart. January 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207693/biggest-perceived-threats-to-global-society-by-event/
World Economic Forum. (2021). Biggest perceived threats to global society in 2020, by event. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 17, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207693/biggest-perceived-threats-to-global-society-by-event/
World Economic Forum. "Biggest Perceived Threats to Global Society in 2020, by Event." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1207693/biggest-perceived-threats-to-global-society-by-event/
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