Causes of death we have least control over opinion U.S. 2019| ��ƽ��

Percentage of U.S. adults who stated the following were the causes of death they have least control over as of 2019*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Being a victim of a terrorist attack	54%
Getting cancer	38%
Suffering a transport injury e.g. from a road accident	34%
Getting a neurological disorder such as dementia or Parkinson's disease	31%
Being involved in an accident such as drowning, fires and falls'	30%
Being a victim of interpersonal violence such as physical, sexual or emotional abuse	18%
Getting a cardiovascular disease such as heart disease, strokes or heart failure	9%
Getting a chronic respiratory disease such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	6%
Getting a lower respiratory infection such as pneumonia or tuberculosis	5%
Having a substance use disorder such as drug or alcohol addiction	4%
Getting diabetes or a kidney disease	4%
Getting HIV/AIDS or a sexually transmitted infection (STIs)	3%
Getting a digestive system disease such as cirrhosis or liver disease	3%

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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 as top 3 causes of death they have least control over.

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According to the findings of a survey by , when asked what causes of death people think they have the least control over, those in the U.S. are most likely to say being a victim of a terrorist attack, followed by getting cancer and suffering a transport injury. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. respondents who say they have the least control over select causes of death, as of 2019.