Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 43.04 1952 41.15 1953 40 1954 39.75 1955 38.53 1956 36.33 1957 35.91 1958 34.72 1959 33.24 1960 31.83 1961 31.56 1962 29.13 1963 30.88 1964 27.16 1965 26.59 1966 25.52 1967 24.92 1968 24.64 1969 23.52 1970 21.1 1971 22.5505 1972 21.791 1973 21.9615 1974 18.472 1975 19.4925 1976 19.833 1977 16.9935 1978 17.684 1979 17.2245 1980 15.485 1981 16.1355 1982 15.556 1983 15.2165 1984 14.877 1985 14.8375 1986 14.238 1987 13.9985 1988 13.389 1989 14.3795 1990 14.15 1991 13.57 1992 12.82 1993 12.17 1994 11.7 1995 11.54 1996 11 1997 10.63 1998 10.31 1999 9.77 2000 9.46 2001 9.06 2002 8.74 2003 8.48 2004 7.99 2005 7.68 2006 7.37 2007 7.14 2008 6.94 2009 6.84 2010 6.59 2011 6.42 2012 6.33 2013 6.3 2014 6 2015 5.94 2016 5.9