Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 1.43 1951 1.2 1952 1.18 1953 1.45 1954 1.77 1955 2.16 1956 2.09 1957 1.85 1958 3.8 1959 4.2 1960 4.03 1961 3.63 1962 3.6 1963 3.74 1964 3.54 1965 3.59 1966 3.35 1967 3.13 1968 3.01 1969 2.8 1970 2.59 1971 2.563 1972 2.806 1973 2.539 1974 2.772 1975 2.905 1976 3.088 1977 3.121 1978 3.264 1979 3.437 1980 3.41 1981 3.423 1982 3.466 1983 3.489 1984 3.562 1985 3.665 1986 3.678 1987 3.811 1988 3.904 1989 3.957 1990 4.08 1991 3.95 1992 3.84 1993 3.72 1994 3.62 1995 3.55 1996 3.5 1997 3.45 1998 3.4 1999 3.37 2000 3.32 2001 3.25 2002 3.21 2003 3.17 2004 3.15 2005 3.13 2006 3.1 2007 3.06 2008 3.03 2009 2.99 2010 2.97 2011 2.92 2012 2.89 2013 2.83 2014 2.73 2015 2.68 2016 2.63