Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 7.86 1951 7.51 1952 7.49 1953 7.3 1954 6.94 1955 7.08 1956 7.16 1957 6.92 1958 7.42 1959 6.94 1960 7.24 1961 6.82 1962 6.87 1963 6.7 1964 7 1965 6.67 1966 6.58 1967 6.53 1968 6.56 1969 6.31 1970 6.1 1971 6.139 1972 5.938 1973 6.147 1974 5.576 1975 6.045 1976 6.224 1977 6.173 1978 6.232 1979 6.231 1980 6.23 1981 6.259 1982 6.268 1983 6.357 1984 6.406 1985 6.525 1986 6.864 1987 6.623 1988 6.732 1989 6.571 1990 6.44 1991 6.2 1992 5.93 1993 5.6 1994 5.3 1995 5.09 1996 4.91 1997 4.7 1998 4.52 1999 4.37 2000 4.24 2001 4.18 2002 4.09 2003 4 2004 3.88 2005 3.77 2006 3.65 2007 3.56 2008 3.48 2009 3.4 2010 3.34 2011 3.29 2012 3.23 2013 3.18 2014 3.13 2015 3.06 2016 3.04