Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 17.72 1951 16.97 1952 16.31 1953 15.95 1954 15.46 1955 14.67 1956 14.23 1957 13.57 1958 12.85 1959 12.85 1960 12.45 1961 11.82 1962 10.99 1963 10.82 1964 10.45 1965 9.75 1966 9.34 1967 8.95 1968 8.72 1969 8.38 1970 8.13 1971 7.868 1972 7.876 1973 7.864 1974 7.912 1975 7.84 1976 7.808 1977 7.786 1978 7.744 1979 7.902 1980 7.9 1981 8.068 1982 8.076 1983 8.044 1984 8.222 1985 8.25 1986 8.378 1987 8.356 1988 8.394 1989 8.742 1990 8.74 1991 8.5 1992 8.22 1993 8.07 1994 7.86 1995 7.67 1996 7.35 1997 7.03 1998 6.89 1999 6.75 2000 6.57 2001 6.39 2002 6.25 2003 6.08 2004 5.88 2005 5.7 2006 5.51 2007 5.34 2008 5.22 2009 5.06 2010 4.94 2011 4.85 2012 4.79 2013 4.75 2014 4.74 2015 4.77 2016 4.8