Yeah, I've heard that saying before. It's really kinda dumb. You have no idea how this survey was done. It sounds like they walked up to people on the street and asked them their worst fear. If someone did that to me I'd probably say getting a finger cut off/losing a limb/losing an eye at work. But obviously I'd rather have that happen to me than dying. And obviously someone would rather speak in front of a crowd than be dead.
That survey is dumb, now I'm pissed off.