Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 48.55 1956 47.08 1957 46.4 1958 49.32 1959 48.03 1960 46.01 1961 46.05 1962 44.18 1963 43.45 1964 42.53 1965 42.45 1966 40.54 1967 40.29 1968 38.34 1969 37.47 1970 36.08 1971 36.171 1972 34.262 1973 33.853 1974 32.534 1975 31.515 1976 31.036 1977 30.457 1978 29.908 1979 31.309 1980 29.84 1981 28.561 1982 28.142 1983 27.563 1984 28.024 1985 26.245 1986 25.826 1987 26.207 1988 25.308 1989 24.519 1990 25.24 1991 24.09 1992 23.01 1993 22.14 1994 20.97 1995 19.78 1996 18.75 1997 17.65 1998 16.63 1999 15.52 2000 14.59 2001 13.97 2002 13.54 2003 13.43 2004 12.98 2005 12.7 2006 12.29 2007 11.92 2008 11.59 2009 11.38 2010 10.81 2011 10.86 2012 10.67 2013 10.39 2014 10.04 2015 9.87 2016 9.74