Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 42.98 1951 41.06 1952 38.66 1953 38.62 1954 37.6 1955 36.15 1956 35.07 1957 33.04 1958 33.09 1959 31.72 1960 31.25 1961 31.53 1962 29.78 1963 29.71 1964 29.44 1965 27.69 1966 27.48 1967 26.25 1968 26.66 1969 24.98 1970 23.92 1971 23.3705 1972 23.291 1973 23.7915 1974 23.792 1975 23.6725 1976 23.663 1977 23.0635 1978 22.934 1979 22.7345 1980 22.515 1981 22.2455 1982 22.566 1983 22.6765 1984 22.757 1985 22.7775 1986 22.068 1987 22.8885 1988 23.529 1989 22.8295 1990 22.21 1991 21.71 1992 21.4 1993 20.96 1994 19.75 1995 18.99 1996 18.81 1997 18.05 1998 17.44 1999 17.04 2000 16.46 2001 15.98 2002 15.71 2003 15.43 2004 14.75 2005 13.93 2006 13.57 2007 13.15 2008 12.87 2009 12.58 2010 12.25 2011 11.77 2012 11.51 2013 11.27 2014 10.96 2015 10.87 2016 10.94