US life expectancy at birth
correlates with
US marathon race finishers
r = 0.89890% · 2002-2022
US life expectancy at birthUS marathon race finishers
These two datasets have a 90% correlation over 2002-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.
Data Sources
US life expectancy at birthdata.worldbank.org ↗
US marathon race finishersrunrepeat.com ↗
spuriouscorrelation ≠ causation