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US Internet Usage vs US Health Expenditure
US Internet Usage and US Health Expenditure correlate at r = +0.89 over 24 years (2000–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.31. Interpret with caution.
Verdict: Interpret with caution. Much of the apparent link is driven by a shared time trend: r falls from 0.89 to 0.31 once the trend is removed.
- Pearson r
- +0.89
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 24 (2000–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.77 to 0.95
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.31
Sources
- US Internet Usage (% of population): Our World in Data. US Internet Usage (Our World in Data: Share of the population using the Internet).
- US Health Expenditure (% of GDP): World Bank. US Health Expenditure (World Bank indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS).
Related pairs
- US Internet Usage vs US Internet Users (r = +1.00)
- US Internet Usage vs US Adult Obesity (r = +0.98)
- US Internet Usage vs US Mobile Subscriptions (r = +0.98)
- US Internet Usage vs US Median Age (r = +0.97)
- US Internet Usage vs US Population (r = +0.97)
- US Internet Usage vs US Infant Mortality (r = -0.96)
Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.