Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 43.1 1952 45.24 1953 41.82 1954 40.66 1955 35.72 1956 33.93 1957 35.39 1958 32.48 1959 31.86 1960 28.39 1961 29.85 1962 27.63 1963 27.74 1964 25.8 1965 26.36 1966 25.68 1967 25.79 1968 25.81 1969 23.74 1970 22.44 1971 21.523 1972 20.626 1973 20.499 1974 17.972 1975 19.595 1976 19.848 1977 19.771 1978 18.054 1979 19.307 1980 17.49 1981 18.693 1982 19.146 1983 18.879 1984 18.832 1985 19.045 1986 18.688 1987 18.431 1988 18.374 1989 18.767 1990 18.4 1991 17.87 1992 17.3 1993 16.9 1994 16.07 1995 15.5 1996 14.9 1997 14.3 1998 13.82 1999 13.49 2000 12.67 2001 12.27 2002 11.62 2003 11.05 2004 10.3 2005 9.85 2006 9.3 2007 9.1 2008 8.74 2009 8.34 2010 8.13 2011 7.92 2012 7.53 2013 7.24 2014 6.97 2015 6.95 2016 6.95