Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 1.9 1952 2.2 1953 2.53 1954 2.24 1955 2.59 1956 3.07 1957 3 1958 2.75 1959 2.87 1960 3.05 1961 3.01 1962 2.84 1963 2.82 1964 2.75 1965 2.94 1966 2.87 1967 2.57 1968 3.17 1969 2.72 1970 2.51 1971 2.8315 1972 2.903 1973 3.0545 1974 3.226 1975 3.2675 1976 3.409 1977 3.5405 1978 3.762 1979 3.5835 1980 4.165 1981 4.1065 1982 4.188 1983 4.3395 1984 4.521 1985 4.5825 1986 4.744 1987 4.8555 1988 4.967 1989 5.2285 1990 5.13 1991 4.89 1992 4.7 1993 4.57 1994 4.45 1995 4.34 1996 4.17 1997 4.04 1998 3.97 1999 3.86 2000 3.73 2001 3.61 2002 3.51 2003 3.42 2004 3.32 2005 3.26 2006 3.23 2007 3.16 2008 3.16 2009 3.13 2010 3.14 2011 3.13 2012 3.11 2013 3.05 2014 2.94 2015 2.87 2016 2.81