"Other OECD" data include the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Speculate away about the peak in the 70s and the continual drop afterward. I don't know what it is - I read some speculation that improved trauma care might be the answer, but if that were the case, you would think the other countries would show the same type of curve.
But whatever the reason for the fall, we still outstrip the next "first world" country in the group by more than two times.
Looks like our high ranking is thanks mostly to the South. Imagine that.
(Source:Wikipedia - and PS, Wikipedia, change up colors, not tones - that's too hard to read.)
PS: What's going on in Louisiana? (Biggie-big the map)
PPS: This reminds me - here's an actual-relative-size map of the globe:
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