Discover a new correlation Follow @TylerVigen US spending on science, space, and technology correlates with Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 US spending on science, space, and technology Millions of todays dollars (US OMB) 18,079 18,594 19,753 20,734 20,831 23,029 23,597 23,584 25,525 27,731 29,449 Suicides by hanging, strangulation and suffocation Deaths (US) (CDC) 5,427 5,688 6,198 6,462 6,635 7,336 7,248 7,491 8,161 8,578 9,000 Correlation: 0.992082 Permalink - Mark as interesting (5,147) - Not interesting (2,370) Number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool correlates with Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool Deaths (US) (CDC) 109 102 102 98 85 95 96 98 123 94 102 Numbe...