Year Deaths per 100,000 1952 68.71 1953 66.1 1954 63.06 1955 59.59 1956 54 1957 55.65 1958 53 1959 52.94 1960 48.04 1961 45.23 1962 48.35 1963 43.45 1964 40.84 1965 40.1 1966 36.93 1967 35.57 1968 37.01 1969 32.57 1970 30.63 1971 30.5845 1972 27.969 1973 29.8935 1974 26.758 1975 26.8925 1976 26.297 1977 24.5715 1978 25.956 1979 25.2105 1980 22.895 1981 24.1195 1982 23.844 1983 22.4285 1984 22.723 1985 23.2075 1986 21.482 1987 22.0165 1988 22.161 1989 21.1155 1990 21.17 1991 20.24 1992 19.27 1993 18.4 1994 17.39 1995 16.49 1996 15.9 1997 15.06 1998 14.36 1999 13.58 2000 12.89 2001 12.19 2002 11.78 2003 11.45 2004 10.93 2005 10.55 2006 10.23 2007 9.77 2008 9.39 2009 9.17 2010 8.85 2011 8.48 2012 8.12 2013 7.81 2014 7.57 2015 7.33 2016 7.17