=1. Arachnophobia
Fear of spiders
Proportion of population
afected: 33 per cent

2. Ophidiophobia
Fear of snakes
Proportion of population
afected: 33 per cent

3. Astraphobia
Fear of thunder/lightning
Proportion of population
afected: 15 per cent

=4. Trypanophobia
Fear of needles
Proportion of population
afected: 10 per cent

=5. Claustrophobia
Fear of enclosed spaces
Proportion of population
afected: 10 per cent

6. Odontophobia
Fear of dentists
Proportion of population
afected: 9 per cent

7. Aviophobia
Fear of lying
Proportion of population
afected: 7 per cent

8. Acrophobia
Fear of heights
Proportion of population
afected: 5 per cent

9. Cynophobia
Fear of dogs
Proportion of population
afected: 3 per cent

10. Agoraphobia
Fear of public spaces
Proportion of population
afected: 2 per cent