Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 2.53 1952 2.9 1953 3.68 1954 3.17 1955 4.24 1956 4.2 1957 3.84 1958 4.82 1959 5.78 1960 6.44 1961 5.93 1962 5.64 1963 5.89 1964 5.49 1965 6.01 1966 5.53 1967 5.14 1968 5.77 1969 5.89 1970 5.96 1971 5.152 1972 5.304 1973 5.256 1974 4.868 1975 4.84 1976 4.902 1977 4.534 1978 5.026 1979 4.418 1980 4.39 1981 4.462 1982 4.614 1983 4.566 1984 4.078 1985 4.29 1986 4.582 1987 4.884 1988 4.146 1989 4.048 1990 4.42 1991 4.28 1992 4.18 1993 4.1 1994 4.01 1995 3.92 1996 3.83 1997 3.83 1998 3.82 1999 3.89 2000 3.88 2001 3.83 2002 3.8 2003 3.76 2004 3.83 2005 3.72 2006 3.63 2007 3.61 2008 3.55 2009 3.51 2010 3.4 2011 3.36 2012 3.37 2013 3.39 2014 3.3 2015 3.34 2016 3.27