Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 9.36 1951 8.88 1952 8.91 1953 8.89 1954 8.74 1955 8.82 1956 8.36 1957 8.24 1958 8.03 1959 7.67 1960 7.64 1961 7.54 1962 7.29 1963 7.08 1964 6.84 1965 6.74 1966 6.26 1967 5.98 1968 5.67 1969 5.45 1970 5.03 1971 5.067 1972 4.894 1973 4.641 1974 4.578 1975 4.265 1976 4.212 1977 3.969 1978 3.986 1979 3.853 1980 3.86 1981 3.827 1982 3.724 1983 3.761 1984 3.758 1985 3.715 1986 3.812 1987 3.749 1988 3.786 1989 3.833 1990 3.96 1991 3.87 1992 3.8 1993 3.75 1994 3.69 1995 3.64 1996 3.57 1997 3.49 1998 3.42 1999 3.38 2000 3.33 2001 3.27 2002 3.23 2003 3.18 2004 3.12 2005 3.08 2006 3.06 2007 3.02 2008 2.99 2009 2.96 2010 2.94 2011 2.95 2012 2.95 2013 2.97 2014 2.98 2015 2.98 2016 2.99