| City | Meat consumption | Heart disease deaths | Bowel cancer deaths |
| kg/year | per 100,000 pop. | per 100,000 pop. | |
| San Francisco (USA) | 90 | 120 | 13 |
| Bristol (UK) | 60 | 110 | 13 |
| Santiago (Chile) | 20 | 60 | 6 |
| Riberao Preto (Brazil) | 20 | 50 | 6 |
| Mexico City (Mexico) | 15 | 45 | 3 |
| Guatemala City (Guatemala) | 5 | 20 | 3 |
| Average | 35.00 | 67.50 | 7.33 |
These data from Journal of the National Cancer Institute v. 51, n. 6 (1973) and
| City | Meat consumption | Heart disease deaths | Bowel cancer deaths |
| (deviation from mean) | (deviation from mean) | (deviation from mean) | |
| kg/year | per 100,000 pop. | per 100,000 pop. | |
| San Francisco (USA) | 55.00 | 52.50 | 5.67 |
| Bristol (UK) | 25.00 | 42.50 | 5.67 |
| Santiago (Chile) | -15.00 | -7.50 | -1.33 |
| Riberao Preto (Brazil) | -15.00 | -17.50 | -1.33 |
| Mexico City (Mexico) | -20.00 | -22.50 | -4.33 |
| Guatemala City (Guatemala) | -30.00 | -47.50 | -4.33 |
| Correlation | 0.96228 | 0.94141 |
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