<Tr> <Td> 1950--1955 </Td> <Td> 19.1 </Td> <Td> 2000--2005 </Td> <Td> 8.4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955--1960 </Td> <Td> 17.3 </Td> <Td> 2005--2010 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960--1965 </Td> <Td> 16.2 </Td> <Td> 2010--2015 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965--1970 </Td> <Td> 12.9 </Td> <Td> 2015--2020 </Td> <Td> 8.1 </Td> </Tr>

Which of the following statements about death rates and causes in the united states is true