Determined the Egyptian death anxiety level and correlated and compared such data with those of Americans. 673 Egyptian male- and 770 female undergraduates in 13 subgroups were administered the Arabic version of the Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS). Testing bilingual Ss, test-retest reliability and factorial validity of the DAS in Egyptian Ss was adequately demonstrated. The mean DAS scores for Egyptians were a little higher than those of Americans. Egyptian females had higher DAS scores than males. The DAS correlated significantly with the Manifest Anxiety Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; DAS correlated with Trait Anxiety more than with State Anxiety. There was a significant correlation between the DAS and the Neuroticism subscale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Death anxiety and general anxiety constituted 2 distinct factors.