Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 64.71 1951 65.89 1952 67.67 1953 67.97 1954 68.53 1955 69.31 1956 69.77 1957 70.22 1958 70.8 1959 70.72 1960 70.69 1961 69.77 1962 68.44 1963 68.72 1964 69.49 1965 68.71 1966 67.8 1967 66.59 1968 66.87 1969 65.64 1970 62.39 1971 62.127 1972 62.364 1973 61.931 1974 61.188 1975 59.985 1976 59.392 1977 58.449 1978 57.506 1979 57.803 1980 57.22 1981 56.727 1982 54.794 1983 54.941 1984 54.828 1985 53.355 1986 52.942 1987 52.729 1988 52.166 1989 52.243 1990 51.56 1991 50.49 1992 49.26 1993 48.05 1994 46.94 1995 46.12 1996 44.94 1997 43.84 1998 42.9 1999 41.92 2000 40.49 2001 39.08 2002 37.79 2003 36.8 2004 35.9 2005 35.12 2006 34.16 2007 33.31 2008 32.46 2009 31.51 2010 30.77 2011 30.06 2012 29.11 2013 28.19 2014 27.42 2015 26.97 2016 26.57