Survey - These are the diseases Germans are most afraid of
According to a survey, cancer and dementia are still the diseases that most people in Germany are most afraid of - but with a decreasing trend. According to the survey conducted on behalf of the health insurance company DAK-Gesundheit, 65% of people say they are most afraid of cancer. A year ago, the figure was 72 percent. Dementia and Alzheimer's are now the biggest concerns for 45%, compared to 55% in the 2022 survey.
Other major health fears were an accident with serious injuries (42%), stroke (41%) and heart attack (38%), although the number of mentions was also lower than a year earlier. According to the survey, 10% are now particularly afraid of coronavirus - compared to 18% a year ago.
Andreas Storm, head of the health insurance fund, pointed out that, according to the survey, fears of mental illness are most common among young adults. Concerns about depression and burnout, for example, were mentioned by 27% of all respondents, and by 48% of 14 to 29-year-olds. "Young people must not be left alone with their worries," Storm told the German Press Agency.
For the annual survey, the Forsa Institute reportedly interviewed 1003 people aged 14 and over across Germany from October 30 to November 2.
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Source: www.stern.de
