Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 32.62 1952 31.55 1953 31.7 1954 31.47 1955 30.72 1956 30.81 1957 28.18 1958 28.05 1959 27.04 1960 26.23 1961 25.15 1962 25.86 1963 24.01 1964 22.17 1965 22.25 1966 20.47 1967 20.28 1968 18.69 1969 18.36 1970 17.61 1971 17.823 1972 18.016 1973 17.649 1974 17.542 1975 17.515 1976 17.038 1977 16.981 1978 15.884 1979 16.467 1980 15.08 1981 15.313 1982 14.576 1983 14.129 1984 13.872 1985 14.475 1986 13.548 1987 13.731 1988 13.754 1989 13.967 1990 13.96 1991 13.52 1992 12.84 1993 12.3 1994 11.66 1995 11.17 1996 10.86 1997 10.58 1998 10.28 1999 10.02 2000 9.57 2001 9.32 2002 9.1 2003 8.89 2004 8.67 2005 8.4 2006 8.06 2007 7.82 2008 7.55 2009 7.36 2010 7.11 2011 6.98 2012 6.82 2013 6.7 2014 6.55 2015 6.58 2016 6.63