Year Deaths per 100,000 1952 2.98 1953 4.41 1954 4.49 1955 4.59 1956 4.99 1957 4.92 1958 5.38 1959 5.07 1960 5.23 1961 5.41 1962 4.62 1963 6.23 1964 6.2 1965 5.2 1966 5.45 1967 5.39 1968 4.71 1969 5.23 1970 4.68 1971 5.223 1972 4.056 1973 3.489 1974 3.652 1975 3.465 1976 3.578 1977 3.981 1978 3.834 1979 3.687 1980 3.97 1981 3.353 1982 3.666 1983 3.549 1984 3.492 1985 3.665 1986 3.588 1987 3.361 1988 3.874 1989 3.497 1990 3.4 1991 3.26 1992 3.1 1993 2.99 1994 2.8 1995 2.62 1996 2.51 1997 2.42 1998 2.29 1999 2.24 2000 2.18 2001 2.11 2002 2.01 2003 1.99 2004 1.93 2005 1.86 2006 1.8 2007 1.73 2008 1.69 2009 1.66 2010 1.63 2011 1.58 2012 1.54 2013 1.5 2014 1.43 2015 1.39 2016 1.34