Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 9.5124 1952 10.0142 1953 11.8212 1954 15.0639 1955 15.0627 1956 14.0852 1957 13.9656 1958 13.925 1959 16.8249 1960 16.0592 1961 17.4791 1962 16.8007 1963 16.5505 1964 18.6769 1965 20.203 1966 20.5192 1967 21.5942 1968 22.7186 1969 23.5825 1970 22.8522 1971 22.9884 1972 21.9721 1973 22.0908 1974 14.8279 1975 15.4386 1976 15.8334 1977 15.2711 1978 15.5643 1979 13.6382 1980 12.8553 1981 12.4208 1982 11.6955 1983 11.6246 1984 12.0502 1985 13.8034 1986 12.6154 1987 12.1538 1988 12.6324 1989 11.2347 1990 10.5919 1991 10.3916 1992 10.0263 1993 9.4664 1994 9.3805 1995 10.1397 1996 9.0601 1997 8.1313 1998 8.7202 1999 9.4691 2000 8.2414 2001 7.3556 2002 6.9132 2003 7.0681 2004 5.9346 2005 5.5035 2006 5.0424 2007 4.7242 2008 6.2723 2009 5.0054 2010 4.1002 2011 3.1456 2012 2.5013 2013 2.9489 2014 2.845 2015 2.89