Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 72.62 1952 78.34 1953 92.51 1954 71.95 1955 61.48 1956 60.18 1957 76.11 1958 55.71 1959 64.16 1960 50.96 1961 61.65 1962 55.97 1963 43.47 1964 54.73 1965 43.55 1966 36.39 1967 44.79 1968 45.39 1969 28.43 1970 32.4 1971 35.509 1972 30.728 1973 34.007 1974 41.646 1975 30.725 1976 31.844 1977 29.673 1978 21.832 1979 23.511 1980 26.54 1981 25.089 1982 22.968 1983 28.557 1984 26.826 1985 29.785 1986 25.574 1987 25.863 1988 21.972 1989 27.771 1990 20.65 1991 20.04 1992 19.04 1993 18.18 1994 17.48 1995 16.9 1996 16.58 1997 16.4 1998 15.65 1999 15 2000 14.44 2001 13.77 2002 12.97 2003 12.27 2004 11.92 2005 11.55 2006 11.09 2007 10.55 2008 10.32 2009 10.19 2010 9.98 2011 9.7 2012 9.48 2013 9.19 2014 8.93 2015 8.65 2016 8.22