Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 1.11 1952 1.19 1953 1.21 1954 1.71 1955 1.67 1956 1.74 1957 1.81 1958 1.81 1959 1.98 1960 1.87 1961 1.67 1962 1.9 1963 1.9 1964 1.81 1965 1.75 1966 1.65 1967 1.65 1968 1.73 1969 1.65 1970 1.59 1971 1.702 1972 1.674 1973 1.776 1974 1.808 1975 1.88 1976 2.022 1977 2.244 1978 2.356 1979 2.628 1980 2.71 1981 2.922 1982 2.854 1983 2.976 1984 3.028 1985 3.2 1986 3.272 1987 3.714 1988 3.826 1989 4.018 1990 4.19 1991 4.06 1992 4.01 1993 3.93 1994 3.8 1995 3.72 1996 3.68 1997 3.59 1998 3.54 1999 3.4 2000 3.27 2001 3.15 2002 3.04 2003 2.99 2004 2.84 2005 2.77 2006 2.69 2007 2.65 2008 2.58 2009 2.55 2010 2.55 2011 2.55 2012 2.54 2013 2.46 2014 2.43 2015 2.41 2016 2.38