Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 23.84 1952 25.71 1953 23.89 1954 28.11 1955 22.2 1956 24.36 1957 26.32 1958 24.53 1960 19.33 1961 25.75 1962 20.92 1963 28.59 1966 26.88 1967 30.24 1968 24.21 1970 26.19 1971 20.4285 1972 21.727 1973 15.9555 1974 17.424 1975 16.0325 1976 17.701 1977 16.5895 1978 16.698 1979 20.4765 1980 18.585 1981 17.5935 1982 16.162 1983 19.9205 1984 22.789 1985 17.1375 1986 17.666 1987 19.3445 1988 19.243 1989 19.0715 1990 17.82 1991 16.91 1992 16.95 1993 16.31 1994 15.91 1995 14.92 1996 14.81 1997 14.63 1998 14.46 1999 13.23 2000 12.6 2001 11.64 2002 11.56 2003 10.69 2004 10.03 2005 9.85 2006 9.52 2007 9.15 2008 8.85 2009 8.52 2010 8.83 2011 8.74 2012 8.62 2013 8.52 2014 8.46 2015 8.39 2016 8.33