Analysis

Reception year obesity prevalence

Percentage of children in Reception classified as obese

healthUnit: %Source: OHID Fingertips

The metrics below move with Reception year obesity prevalence across UK places. A positive correlation means the two tend to rise together; a negative one means as this rises, the other tends to fall.

Strongest positive correlatesRise together

#	Metric	Strength	r	n
1	Year 6 obesity prevalencehealth	very_strong	0.80	535
2	PIP Claimants %social	strong	0.79	424
3	Under-75 preventable mortality ratehealth	strong	0.75	535
4	Under-75 mortality rate (all causes)health	strong	0.75	535
5	Under-75 preventable mortality rate (Male)

Strongest negative correlatesMove in opposite directions

#	Metric	Strength	r	n
1	Healthy life expectancy at birth (Male)health	strong	-0.74	340
2	Life expectancy at birth (Male)health	strong	-0.74	535
3	Life expectancy at birth (Female)health	strong	-0.73	535
4	Deprivation (IMD)

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Correlation ≠ causation. A strong correlation does not mean one metric causes the other. Both may be driven by a shared underlying factor, or the link may be coincidental.
r is the Pearson correlation coefficient (−1 to +1); n is the number of places compared. Larger n means a more reliable estimate.
Click any correlate to explore its drivers and walk the network of relationships.

Data: precomputed cross-metric correlations (latest period).

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