Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 25.62 1951 25.57 1952 26.45 1953 24.05 1954 23.39 1955 23.83 1956 23.06 1957 22.45 1958 21.91 1959 20.58 1960 20.3 1961 19.52 1962 19.01 1963 19.12 1964 18.18 1965 17.26 1966 16.65 1967 16.26 1968 15 1969 15.67 1970 14.93 1971 14.8895 1972 14.809 1973 14.6285 1974 14.518 1975 14.8475 1976 14.527 1977 14.2165 1978 14.026 1979 15.6355 1980 14.645 1981 14.7845 1982 14.874 1983 15.0935 1984 15.313 1985 15.0425 1986 15.662 1987 15.8915 1988 16.181 1989 16.4305 1990 16.37 1991 16.26 1992 15.98 1993 15.71 1994 15.45 1995 14.91 1996 14.86 1997 14.53 1998 14.29 1999 13.82 2000 13.33 2001 12.94 2002 12.48 2003 11.99 2004 11.63 2005 11.46 2006 11.33 2007 11.25 2008 11.02 2009 10.71 2010 10.39 2011 10.12 2012 9.87 2013 9.66 2014 9.59 2015 9.61 2016 9.51