Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 7.85 1951 8.74 1952 8.66 1953 8.13 1954 7.99 1955 7.75 1956 8.17 1957 7.79 1958 7.5 1959 7.83 1960 6.9 1961 6.93 1962 7.07 1963 6.58 1964 6.44 1965 6.66 1966 6.6 1967 6.15 1968 5.85 1969 5.67 1970 5.69 1971 5.4685 1972 5.147 1973 4.7355 1974 4.754 1975 4.1325 1976 4.051 1977 4.4995 1978 4.468 1979 4.2165 1980 3.845 1981 4.2035 1982 4.302 1983 4.2505 1984 4.159 1985 4.1375 1986 4.256 1987 4.1745 1988 4.283 1989 4.2315 1990 4.41 1991 4.41 1992 4.34 1993 4.33 1994 4.29 1995 4.16 1996 4.2 1997 4.14 1998 4.09 1999 4.04 2000 3.93 2001 3.88 2002 3.8 2003 3.69 2004 3.62 2005 3.56 2006 3.52 2007 3.53 2008 3.49 2009 3.44 2010 3.4 2011 3.36 2012 3.35 2013 3.3 2014 3.25 2015 3.23 2016 3.18