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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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According to the findings of a survey by , 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.