Choking deaths on food in the US
correlates with
US states with feral hog populations
r = 0.96296% · 2006-2020
Choking deaths on food in the USUS states with feral hog populations
These two datasets have a 96% correlation over 2006-2020. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
Choking deaths on food in the USwonder.cdc.gov ↗
US states with feral hog populationsaphis.usda.gov ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation