Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 29.41 1951 29.48 1952 29.26 1953 28.78 1954 27.97 1955 28.12 1956 27.21 1957 27.56 1958 27.2 1959 27.09 1960 26.36 1961 25.97 1962 25.5 1963 25.19 1964 24.11 1965 23.93 1966 23.81 1967 23.23 1968 22.02 1969 21.93 1970 21.28 1971 21.6315 1972 21.513 1973 21.6345 1974 21.406 1975 21.6175 1976 21.639 1977 21.2305 1978 21.612 1979 21.4635 1980 21.255 1981 21.2665 1982 20.818 1983 21.8395 1984 21.561 1985 21.3525 1986 21.524 1987 21.5555 1988 21.607 1989 21.5285 1990 21.32 1991 20.72 1992 20.18 1993 19.77 1994 19.15 1995 18.59 1996 18 1997 17.38 1998 16.85 1999 16.28 2000 15.62 2001 14.99 2002 14.53 2003 14.06 2004 13.49 2005 12.94 2006 12.3 2007 11.84 2008 11.41 2009 11.02 2010 10.69 2011 10.42 2012 10.24 2013 10.03 2014 9.92 2015 9.86 2016 9.87