Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 2.27 1952 3.13 1953 4.53 1954 7 1955 7.38 1956 7.92 1957 7.42 1958 8.07 1959 7.18 1960 7.05 1961 6.75 1962 6.79 1963 6.79 1964 6.92 1965 5.65 1966 5.67 1967 6.14 1968 5.09 1969 5.47 1970 5.94 1971 6.3775 1972 5.495 1973 5.6325 1974 5.22 1975 5.3475 1976 4.355 1977 4.7125 1978 5.01 1979 5.2175 1980 5.075 1981 4.9525 1982 4.87 1983 4.3475 1984 4.585 1985 4.3625 1986 4.78 1987 4.0675 1988 3.865 1989 4.5725 1990 3.85 1991 3.72 1992 3.58 1993 3.51 1994 3.35 1995 3.22 1996 3.06 1997 2.91 1998 2.78 1999 2.64 2000 2.55 2001 2.46 2002 2.4 2003 2.28 2004 2.16 2005 2.06 2006 2.06 2007 2.03 2008 1.97 2009 1.95 2010 1.91 2011 1.86 2012 1.8 2013 1.75 2014 1.68 2015 1.66 2016 1.66