Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 29.12 1951 28.37 1952 28.37 1953 29.77 1954 26.9 1955 29.29 1956 26.91 1957 30.72 1958 24.83 1959 26.41 1960 23.77 1961 24.33 1962 26.59 1963 25.63 1964 24.74 1965 23.99 1966 23.1 1967 24.46 1968 21.47 1969 23.97 1970 21.44 1971 22.6715 1972 23.813 1973 20.5445 1974 22.326 1975 20.2875 1976 21.029 1977 23.5105 1978 19.632 1979 21.2635 1980 21.345 1981 19.3865 1982 19.148 1983 19.5795 1984 19.291 1985 20.8025 1986 20.724 1987 20.8055 1988 19.837 1989 19.1785 1990 19.85 1991 20 1992 19.85 1993 19.6 1994 19.1 1995 19.14 1996 18.82 1997 18.44 1998 17.82 1999 17.27 2000 16.63 2001 15.85 2002 15.24 2003 14.36 2004 13.83 2005 13.33 2006 13.03 2007 12.7 2008 12.37 2009 12.26 2010 11.56 2011 11.17 2012 10.64 2013 10.23 2014 10.1 2015 10.08 2016 10.05