Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 36.25 1952 36.82 1953 36.8 1954 35.04 1955 35.88 1956 36.3 1957 35.28 1958 34.42 1959 34.63 1960 34.94 1961 34.32 1962 34.4 1963 34.85 1964 34.54 1965 33.34 1966 33.23 1967 31.39 1968 31.22 1969 30.56 1970 29.9 1971 30.0695 1972 30.139 1973 30.0985 1974 29.268 1975 29.5375 1976 29.277 1977 29.6665 1978 29.866 1979 30.4255 1980 30.485 1981 30.8945 1982 31.174 1983 32.0035 1984 31.943 1985 31.6325 1986 31.852 1987 31.6215 1988 31.811 1989 31.2605 1990 31.44 1991 30.36 1992 29.11 1993 28.32 1994 27.18 1995 26.12 1996 25.15 1997 23.98 1998 23.14 1999 21.98 2000 20.98 2001 19.97 2002 19.2 2003 18.77 2004 17.46 2005 17.01 2006 16.46 2007 16 2008 15.61 2009 15.43 2010 15.03 2011 14.72 2012 14.36 2013 13.79 2014 13.7 2015 13.64 2016 13.6