Death anxiety is a common phenomenon across the lifespan, triggered by the awareness of one’s own mortality. This begins in childhood between ages 8 and 10 years and not just death anxiety for oneself but also death anxiety for loved ones and friends. Generally, death anxiety stems from a stressful environment, from circumstances beyond one’s control, from diagnosis with or encounter with a life-threatening illness, as well as from other experiences with death and dying. Cultural factors in a society do influence death anxiety. They include life expectancy, available resources (e.g., healthcare and access to it), and risky occupations. They also include concerns about public safety, afterlife beliefs, beliefs about death causation, dependence on others, approaches to coping with grief, and cultural expectations about what constitutes a fulfilled life.