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A new report about religion in America is out, and it may temper the narrative of a religious revival.

Significantly fewer Americans consider faith to be an important part of their lives than a decade ago. A recent Gallup study found that only 49% of U.S. adults say religion is important to them, down sharply from 66% in 2015.

The researchers noted that such a significant drop of 17 percentage points is rare. Since 2007, only 14 out of more than 160 countries surveyed in the World Poll have seen religiosity fall by more than 15 percentage points within a decade.

Wealthier countries have experienced the steepest declines — Greece, Italy and Polan

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