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Global Temperature Anomaly vs US Life Expectancy
Global Temperature Anomaly and US Life Expectancy correlate at r = +0.89 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.32. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.89, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.32. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.89
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.82 to 0.93
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.32
Sources
- Global Temperature Anomaly (°C vs 1901–2000): NOAA NCEI. Annual global land and ocean surface temperature departure from the 1901–2000 average (NOAA NCEI).
- US Life Expectancy (years): World Bank. US Life Expectancy (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN).
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- US Infant Mortality vs US Life Expectancy (r = -0.96)
- Global Temperature Anomaly vs US GDP (current US$) (r = +0.96)
- US Life Expectancy vs US Population (r = +0.96)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.