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US Meat Consumption per Person vs US Life Expectancy
US Meat Consumption per Person and US Life Expectancy correlate at r = +0.87 over 63 years (1961–2023), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.27. Likely spurious (shared time trend).
Verdict: Likely spurious (shared time trend). Both series mostly just trend over time. After removing that trend the correlation collapses to 0.27 — the relationship is probably coincidental, not causal.
- Pearson r
- +0.87
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 63 (1961–2023)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.79 to 0.92
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.27
Sources
- US Meat Consumption per Person (kg/year): Our World in Data. US Meat Consumption per Person (Our World in Data: Per capita consumption of meat).
- US Life Expectancy (years): World Bank. US Life Expectancy (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.