FACTOID #17: Though Rhode Island is the smallest state in total area, it has the longest official name: The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.261 (this correlation is weak)
Men aged 40+ who have had a PSA test within the past two years.
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births), 2002
Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.