Guide to Column Labels in the List Below:

Registry Number: NDERF registry number

Country: Country near-death experiencer was living in at time of the NDE

Post Name: Title of experience posted on nderf.org

URL: URL of experience posted on nderf.org

Comments: Introductory comments to near-death experience (NDE)


This page contains 25 near-death experiences (NDEs) from non-Western countries that were shared in English. This is a small sampling, and not intended to be a comprehensive listing of non-Western NDEs posted on NDERF.

Methodology:

Experiences were scored as near-death experiences (NDEs) if they met all of the following:

1. A lucid, organized experience occurring at the time of a life-threatening event so severe that there is unconsciousness or clinically apparent death with an absent heartbeat.

2. An NDE Scale score of 7 or higher.

3. Shared by the individual who personally had the NDE.

4. Shared in English via the completed survey form on nderf.org.

These are NDEs from the most recent version of the NDERF survey (nderf.org). They are sequentially shared NDEs from November 11, 2011 to April 8, 2021. All accounts were scored as NDEs if they met the above criteria and regardless of experience content to avoid bias in studying the content of the NDEs.

The NDEs posted on the NDERF website are edited to correct obvious spelling and grammar errors. As remarkable as the NDEs are in this list, please remember that they accurately represent the real experiences of near-death experiencers (NDErs) from all walks of life and around the world.

We strive to make a collection of non-Western NDEs available to the world with as comprehensive a collection of such NDEs as possible. We would be delighted to collaborate in this endeavor with anyone with other credible internet sources of non-Western NDEs.

This list is public domain and may be used by anyone.

Substantial efforts are made to minimize the risk of posting fraudulent NDE accounts on nderf.org: See a more detailed explanation.

We strive for accuracy in this list. If any NDEs should not be included for any reason, please email us at nderf@nderf.org with the NDE registry number and URL. Thanks!

Even a quick review of the NDEs below should demonstrate that the core content of non-Western NDEs is remarkably similar to typical Western NDEs.

Non-Western NDEs Shared in English

Registry Number	Country	Post Name	URL	Comments
6139	India	Kirat A NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1kirat_a_nde.html	NDE due to complication during surgery.
6372	India	Arvind B NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1arvind_b_nde.html	Hindu NDE from cardiac arrest. Relatively rare non-Western NDE.
6409	India	Sreenivasa M NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1sreenivasa_m_nde.html	Non-Western NDE due to criminal attack.
6474	Japan	Mayumi T NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1mayumi_t_nde.html	NDE due to alcohol poisoning and cardiac arrest.
6497	India	Bon A NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1bon_a_nde.html	NDE due to unconsciousness from apparent dehydration and subsequent fall from a sixth story window
6820	Rwanda	Mukurarinda D NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1mukurarinda_d_nde.html	NDE in Rwanda at age 17 . Contributor became a missionary.
6823	India	Ashutosh S NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1ashutosh_s_nde.html	Relatively rare non-Western NDE from Hindu in India due to accidental choking.
7200	India	Michael DP NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1michael_dp_nde.html	Non-Western NDE from India. NDE due to electrocution at age 10.
7216	Saudi Arabia	Ray NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1ray_nde.html	Struck by car at age 9.
7237	India	Malavika H NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1malavika_h_nde.html	Non-Western NDE from India due to faint.
7456	Iran	Bahman R NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1bahman_r_nde.html	NDE due to head injury.
7484	India	Akshatha K NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1akshatha_k_nde.html	NDE due to unknown febrile illness. Relatively uncommon non-Western NDE.
7649	India	Mrs. Grace NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1mrs_grace_nde.html	NDE from psychiatrist and associated with complication of appendectomy. Contributor is physician from India who was Hindu at time of experience.
7668	Saudi Arabia	Bart F NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1bart_f_nde.html	NDE at age 10 in Saudi Arabia due to Scarlet Fever.
7701	India	Saurabh C NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1saurabh_c_nde.html	NDE due to cardiac arrest during surgery for internal bleeding.
7711	India	Udaya N NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1udaya_n_nde.html	Nurse's NDE at age 16 due to fall with head injury.
7985	Turkey	Banu U NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1banu_u_nde.html	NDE due to overdose of general anesthetic.
8012	Iraq	Raed A NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1raed_a_nde.html	NDE due to car accident. Contributor is Muslim.
8092	India	Ladli S NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1ladli_s_nde.html	NDE due to being choked.
8095	United Arab Emirates	Preeti B NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1preeti_b_nde.html	NDE due to head injury from person born in India while in Australia. NDE followed by mystical experiences.
8284	Turkey	Halil T NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1halil_t_nde.html	Amazing NDE that just happened a little over a month ago. Verified veridical perception evidence while in the OBE state.
8427	India	Jeeshma NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1jeeshma_nde.html	NDE due to complication after surgery.
8558	Iran	Samia NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1samia_nde.html	NDE at age 9 from seizure.
9048	Iraq	Fatih A NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1fatih_a_nde.html	NDE due to car crash.
9126	Iran	Dr. Sahar S NDE	https://www.nderf.org/Experiences/1dr_sahar_s_nde.html	NDE due to complication of spinal anesthesia for delivery.