Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 5.88 1952 6.19 1953 7.74 1954 7.97 1955 6.61 1956 7.86 1957 7.22 1958 6.69 1959 6.91 1960 6.53 1961 5.94 1962 6.38 1963 5.44 1964 6 1965 5.79 1966 6.32 1967 5.63 1968 5.82 1969 5.57 1970 6.3 1971 6.225 1972 5.57 1973 6.095 1974 5.15 1975 6.295 1976 6.48 1977 5.495 1978 6.85 1979 6.315 1980 6.13 1981 6.465 1982 6.78 1983 6.285 1984 5.34 1985 6.155 1986 6.04 1987 6.375 1988 7.28 1989 6.165 1990 5.98 1991 5.9 1992 5.76 1993 5.57 1994 5.33 1995 5.18 1996 5.1 1997 4.94 1998 4.81 1999 4.6 2000 4.42 2001 4.31 2002 4.22 2003 4.14 2004 4.02 2005 3.95 2006 3.87 2007 3.78 2008 3.7 2009 3.59 2010 3.51 2011 3.39 2012 3.31 2013 3.24 2014 3.12 2015 3.07 2016 3.05