Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 7.94 1952 8.43 1953 7.43 1954 7.67 1955 9.04 1956 12.78 1957 10.84 1958 10.28 1959 10.41 1960 11.34 1961 12.12 1962 10.43 1963 11.6 1964 11.08 1965 10.46 1966 11.19 1967 11.63 1968 11.81 1969 10.32 1970 9.04 1971 10.5985 1972 8.877 1973 9.0155 1974 9.414 1975 9.1425 1976 9.991 1977 10.0795 1978 9.808 1979 9.4565 1980 9.165 1981 10.7135 1982 9.352 1983 9.4305 1984 8.959 1985 9.2175 1986 9.266 1987 8.1145 1988 9.273 1989 9.1015 1990 8.96 1991 8.75 1992 8.52 1993 8.2 1994 7.9 1995 7.52 1996 7.2 1997 6.89 1998 6.53 1999 6.28 2000 5.77 2001 5.54 2002 5.33 2003 5.19 2004 4.99 2005 4.81 2006 4.6 2007 4.52 2008 4.34 2009 4.2 2010 4.05 2011 3.88 2012 3.81 2013 3.73 2014 3.66 2015 3.58 2016 3.52