Year Deaths per 100,000 1967 7.73 1968 8.48 1969 6.16 1970 3.82 1971 7.828 1972 4.686 1973 7.364 1974 3.772 1975 6.22 1976 6.448 1977 3.886 1978 3.394 1979 3.562 1980 4.23 1981 2.488 1982 3.166 1983 2.144 1984 3.202 1985 2.67 1986 3.658 1987 5.126 1988 3.274 1989 3.962 1990 4.94 1991 4.73 1992 4.35 1993 3.89 1994 3.68 1995 3.51 1996 3.37 1997 3.25 1998 3.61 1999 3.74 2000 3.44 2001 3.4 2002 3.31 2003 3.22 2004 3.15 2005 3.07 2006 3.03 2007 2.95 2008 3.05 2009 2.8 2010 2.7 2011 2.7 2012 2.69 2013 2.7 2014 2.77 2015 2.68 2016 2.65