Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 25.85 1951 25.42 1952 25.19 1953 24.25 1954 22.73 1955 23.34 1956 21.23 1957 21.36 1958 21.64 1959 19.77 1960 18.39 1961 19.1 1962 17.39 1963 17.33 1964 16.11 1965 14.96 1966 15.68 1967 15.46 1968 15.59 1969 14.81 1970 14.44 1971 14.4935 1972 14.767 1973 13.8705 1974 14.394 1975 14.1675 1976 13.581 1977 12.7545 1978 13.468 1979 12.8415 1980 13.345 1981 13.1185 1982 13.202 1983 13.3755 1984 12.629 1985 13.4825 1986 13.186 1987 12.7595 1988 12.763 1989 12.2765 1990 12.06 1991 11.62 1992 11.32 1993 11.02 1994 10.79 1995 10.45 1996 10.11 1997 9.77 1998 9.41 1999 9.11 2000 8.8 2001 8.56 2002 8.43 2003 8.24 2004 8.12 2005 7.91 2006 7.88 2007 7.85 2008 8.03 2009 7.97 2010 7.94 2011 7.83 2012 7.66 2013 7.49 2014 7.33 2015 7.26 2016 7.26