Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 3.65 1951 3.67 1952 3.83 1953 3.73 1954 3.74 1955 3.89 1956 4.03 1957 4.04 1958 4.21 1959 4.29 1960 4.39 1961 4.75 1962 4.98 1963 5.35 1964 5.49 1965 5.98 1966 6.39 1967 6.85 1968 7.82 1969 8.37 1970 8.98 1971 10.212 1972 11.444 1973 12.286 1974 13.588 1975 14.79 1976 16.202 1977 17.464 1978 18.916 1979 20.018 1980 21.73 1981 22.772 1982 24.314 1983 25.826 1984 26.788 1985 28.23 1986 29.142 1987 30.424 1988 31.716 1989 33.058 1990 34.13 1991 34.74 1992 35.41 1993 36.17 1994 36.88 1995 37.62 1996 37.59 1997 37.48 1998 37.55 1999 37.71 2000 37.9 2001 37.76 2002 37.71 2003 37.49 2004 37.18 2005 36.83 2006 36.08 2007 35.41 2008 34.77 2009 34.08 2010 33.44 2011 33.15 2012 32.91 2013 32.74 2014 32.69 2015 32.9 2016 33.07