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US Adolescent Birth Rate vs US Infant Mortality
US Adolescent Birth Rate and US Infant Mortality correlate at r = +0.83 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.31. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.83, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.31. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.83
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.73 to 0.89
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.31
Sources
- US Adolescent Birth Rate (per 1,000 women 15–19): World Bank. US Adolescent Birth Rate (World Bank indicator SP.ADO.TFRT).
- US Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births): World Bank. US Infant Mortality (World Bank indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.