What the world worries about: global perceptions and experiences of risk and harm
In a rapidly changing world, understanding the risks individuals face, and how they perceive them, is crucial to keeping people safe.
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World Risk Poll
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll is the first and only global study of worry about, and harm from, risks to people’s safety.
147,000
147,000
people interviewed for the latest World Risk Poll.
142
142
the latest edition of the Poll collected insights from 142 countries.
£2 million
£2 million
invested by Lloyd's Register Foundation in projects to put the World Risk Poll into Action.
Turning the World Risk Poll into action
Lloyd’s Register Foundation is inviting funding proposals for projects that use World Risk Poll data for further research and/or practical interventions that improve safety.
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2019 World Risk Poll
The 2019 World Risk Poll explores a variety of themes, including food and water safety, occupational health and safety, and climate change.
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Half of people in Myanmar unsure of climate change threat, global study finds
Figures from the latest edition of the World Risk Poll show that in Myanmar, 51% of people said they ‘don’t know’ whether climate change is a threat to people in their country – the highest proportion globally.
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Most people around the world are worried about climate change – so why don’t we act?
Professor Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Director of the Schaeffer Initiative of Behavioural Science and Policy at the University of Southern California, discusses two reasons why climate action is still limited – and what to do about it.
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Putting people at the heart of road safety
David Reid, Director of Global Advocacy and Partner Campaigns at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, reflects on the complex psychology that influences the behaviour of road users.
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Road-related accidents are the biggest perceived risk to safety for people around the world, charity reveals
The figures come from the latest edition of the World Risk Poll, which found that road-related accidents remain the greatest perceived risk to safety in adults’ daily lives – just as in previous editions of the Poll stretching back to 2019.
Dr Etienne Krug Director, Department for Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organisation
The World Risk Poll provides us with a lot of very interesting information about how people perceive their risk internationally and we haven't had that so far. We need more widespread risk interventions across the world and we hope that the World Risk Poll will contribute to generating more action by policymakers, as well as encourage individuals to speak up and demand more action.
Dr Reuben Ng Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk, National University of Singapore
Seldom does one get a front row seat on the risk perceptions of almost 99% of the global population. The Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll is a treasured evidence base that policymakers can use to design risk communication strategies that fit a country’s context and culture. That’s a game changer to create a safer world.
