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US Federal Debt Outstanding vs US Infant Mortality
US Federal Debt Outstanding and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = -0.64 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = +0.84. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is -0.64, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes 0.84. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- -0.64
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- -0.77 to -0.47
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- +0.84
Sources
- US Federal Debt Outstanding (USD): U.S. Treasury. Total US federal debt outstanding at the end of each fiscal year (U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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