Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 5.15 1951 5.65 1952 6.11 1953 5.78 1954 5.84 1955 5.58 1956 6.14 1957 6.08 1958 5.71 1959 5.87 1960 6.2 1961 6.1 1962 6.31 1963 5.8 1964 5.22 1965 5.31 1966 5.68 1967 5.41 1968 5.31 1969 4.88 1970 5.16 1971 4.823 1972 4.956 1973 5.179 1974 5.062 1975 4.885 1976 4.818 1977 4.261 1978 4.614 1979 4.327 1980 4.12 1981 4.553 1982 4.536 1983 4.569 1984 4.422 1985 4.605 1986 4.498 1987 4.491 1988 4.414 1989 4.717 1990 4.54 1991 4.4 1992 4.26 1993 4.12 1994 4.03 1995 3.85 1996 3.66 1997 3.48 1998 3.3 1999 3.13 2000 3.04 2001 2.94 2002 2.84 2003 2.81 2004 2.74 2005 2.69 2006 2.68 2007 2.67 2008 2.65 2009 2.61 2010 2.58 2011 2.56 2012 2.53 2013 2.48 2014 2.47 2015 2.44 2016 2.42