Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 27.29 1951 28.19 1952 20.73 1953 24.86 1954 20.55 1955 21.35 1956 20.42 1957 21.3 1958 21.11 1959 19.17 1960 19.21 1961 19.55 1962 18.6 1963 18.03 1964 17.37 1965 17.38 1966 17.06 1967 17.25 1968 15.94 1969 16.31 1970 16.48 1971 13.697 1972 14.074 1973 17.131 1974 16.148 1975 15.345 1976 17.482 1977 15.729 1978 14.906 1979 16.553 1980 14.78 1981 16.977 1982 17.064 1983 15.361 1984 16.198 1985 16.405 1986 16.772 1987 17.089 1988 15.926 1989 15.743 1990 16.16 1991 15.74 1992 15.39 1993 14.55 1994 14.03 1995 13.4 1996 13 1997 12.31 1998 12.06 1999 11.87 2000 11.4 2001 11.2 2002 10.74 2003 10.27 2004 9.72 2005 9.18 2006 9.03 2007 8.84 2008 8.61 2009 8.27 2010 7.91 2011 7.78 2012 7.58 2013 7.36 2014 7.33 2015 7.41 2016 7.44