Prevalence of near-death experiences in Australia.
Mahendra Perera, Gayan Padmasekara, John Belanti
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2005 DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2005-24-2-p109-116. (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Cross-sectional survey Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | General population of Australia |
| Topics | Near-death experience |
| Keywords | Jungian analytical psychology |
| Citations | 41 |
| Key findings | 8 percent of the Australian population reported a near death experience. |
Abstract
In the literature surveyed we found only two articles that dealt with the prevalence of near death experiences (NDEs) in a general population. The first study, from the United States, reported NDEs in 15 percent of the population. In a more strictly controlled study from Germany, the rate was 4 percent. The present study was performed to ascertain the prevalence of NDEs in Australia. We developed a questionnaire and administered it by telephone interview. We present that questionnaire here for further studies. We determined that 8 percent of the population reported an NDE. There was a 36 percent prevalence of people who had faced a situation of imminent death, almost one-fourth of whom reported an NDE.
Comparable studies
Other cross-sectional and survey studies on near-death experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Proneness Correlates With the Intensity of Near-Death Experience Individuals who have experienced a near-death experience (classical or NDE-like) and... | 2018 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 228 |
| A systematic analysis of distressing near-death experience accounts Individuals who had a near-death experience and wrote down their account | 2019 | Cross-sectional study | n = 123 |
| Reduced death threat in near-death experiencers Adults who had near-death experiences, came close to death without NDE, or never came... | 1992 | Cross-sectional study | n = 290 |
| Near-Death Experiences in a Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic Population Psychiatric outpatients | 2003 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 832 |
| Near-Death States Reported in a Sample of 50 Misusers Previous ketamine misusers who reported a ketamine-related near-death experience | 2010 | Cross-sectional survey | n = 50 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 18
- Temporality of Features in Near-Death Experience Narratives Frontiers in Human Neuroscience June 13, 2017
- The Near-Death Experience Content (NDE-C) scale: Development and psychometric validation Consciousness and Cognition November 1, 2020
- Phenomenology of Near-death Experiences: A Cross-cultural Perspective Transcultural Psychiatry March 1, 2008
- The evolutionary origin of near-death experiences: a systematic investigation Brain Communications June 22, 2021
- Neurophenomenology of near-death experience memory in hypnotic recall: a within-subject EEG study. Scientific Reports October 1, 2019
and 13 more in the library
Cites 3
- The Near-Death Experience Scale The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease June 1, 1983
- A Rasch scaling validation of a ‘core’ near‐death experience British Journal of Psychology May 1, 2004
- Different Kinds of Near-Death Experience: A Report on a Survey of Near-Death Experiences in Germany Journal of Near-Death Studies September 1, 2001