Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 5.43 1951 6.14 1952 5.96 1953 5.42 1954 5.76 1955 6.56 1956 5.86 1957 6.38 1958 6.04 1959 5.9 1960 6.24 1961 6.46 1962 6.31 1963 5.68 1964 5.36 1965 5.76 1966 5.56 1967 5.34 1968 5.18 1969 5.98 1970 5.39 1971 5.4795 1972 5.089 1973 4.5485 1974 5.118 1975 4.8475 1976 4.797 1977 4.2065 1978 4.366 1979 4.5955 1980 4.115 1981 4.1045 1982 3.544 1983 3.8035 1984 3.983 1985 3.6425 1986 3.882 1987 3.8215 1988 4.041 1989 3.7005 1990 3.79 1991 3.76 1992 3.67 1993 3.67 1994 3.54 1995 3.43 1996 3.4 1997 3.36 1998 3.38 1999 3.33 2000 3.31 2001 3.22 2002 3.26 2003 3.19 2004 3.08 2005 2.97 2006 2.86 2007 2.76 2008 2.72 2009 2.63 2010 2.59 2011 2.55 2012 2.5 2013 2.42 2014 2.33 2015 2.29 2016 2.28