Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 4.9 1952 1 1953 6.56 1954 0.98 1955 4.92 1956 5.05 1957 5.04 1958 3.46 1959 6.82 1960 5.7 1961 3.35 1962 12.6 1963 4.09 1964 7.31 1965 5.45 1966 7.64 1967 11.62 1968 4.7 1969 18.05 1970 5.809 1971 8.278 1972 5.587 1973 2.976 1974 8.685 1975 6.804 1976 7.753 1977 1.982 1978 5.111 1979 4.22 1980 5.369 1982 2.068 1983 6.737 1984 10.436 1985 2.395 1986 4.724 1987 5.233 1988 5.782 1989 3.611 1990 4.24 1991 4.25 1992 4.07 1993 3.91 1994 3.91 1995 3.83 1996 3.88 1997 3.77 1998 3.67 1999 3.47 2000 3.34 2001 3.23 2002 3.27 2003 3.18 2004 2.95 2005 2.76 2006 2.63 2007 2.53 2008 2.58 2009 2.54 2010 2.61 2011 2.57 2012 2.41 2013 2.35 2014 2.29 2015 2.25 2016 2.15