
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.
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.
people interviewed for the latest World Risk Poll.
the latest edition of the Poll collected insights from 142 countries.
invested by Lloyd's Register Foundation in projects to put the World Risk Poll into Action.
Dr Zurina Moktar Assistant Director and Head of the Science and Technology Division, ASEAN Secretariat
When we use data from the World Risk Poll, it facilitates evidence-based policymaking that is not only technically sound but also socially grounded.
This short ‘Focus On’ report presents the findings of a new analysis of World Risk Poll data collected in 2023, focusing on the risk perceptions and experiences of ocean workers – those who work on or near water.
See moreThe 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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The World Risk Poll provides an everyday, lived experience perspective on risk and safety that complements expert risk analysis. In this blog Nancy Hey, our Director of Evidence and Insight, breaks down how the risks identified compare.
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Lloyd's Register Foundation is is calling for ocean workers to be recognised as a frontline group when it comes to the impacts of climate change.
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IfM Engage are integrating insights from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll with data on artificial intelligence, personal data use and workplace risks to tackle critical safety issues in Southeast Asia, aiming to inform policies that help save lives and enhance public safety.
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In 2023, Lloyd’s Register Foundation provided funding to researchers at the University of Leeds to use World Risk Poll data to analyse risk perception and preparedness around the world, with the aim of informing disaster risk communication strategies. In this blog, Dr Andrea Taylor provides an update on the project’s progress.