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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.408 (this correlation is weak)
Outliers:
India
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| Variable: |
Health > Death from cancer |
Environment > Water > Salinisation |
| Plot Display: |
Linear |
Linear |
| Definition: |
Cancer death incidence (per 100 000 population) for year 2000. |
Electrical conductivity Units: Micro-Siemens/Centimeter Units: The country values represent averages of the station-level values for the three year time period 1994-96, except where data were only available for an earlier time period (1988-1993). The number of stations per country varies depending on country size; number of water bodies; and level of participation in the GEMS monitoring system. |
| Source: |
OECD Health Data 2004 |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Global Environmental Monitoring System/Water Quality Monitoring System, with data for an additional 29 countries from Prescott-Allen,R. The Well being of Nations, Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001 |
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