Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 14.03 1951 14.07 1952 14.24 1953 13.67 1954 12.62 1955 12.03 1956 11.58 1957 11.39 1958 10 1959 10.49 1960 9.32 1961 10.14 1962 8.78 1963 9.15 1964 8 1965 7.7 1966 7.88 1967 7.34 1968 7.84 1969 8.22 1970 7.02 1971 7.0885 1972 7.397 1973 6.8455 1974 6.994 1975 6.8925 1976 6.791 1977 6.7795 1978 6.368 1979 6.0465 1980 5.735 1981 5.9035 1982 5.912 1983 6.2605 1984 6.269 1985 5.7875 1986 5.986 1987 5.8945 1988 5.933 1989 6.0015 1990 5.88 1991 5.68 1992 5.51 1993 5.32 1994 5.2 1995 5.08 1996 4.96 1997 4.84 1998 4.65 1999 4.5 2000 4.37 2001 4.29 2002 4.27 2003 4.2 2004 4.14 2005 4.08 2006 4.11 2007 4.15 2008 4.29 2009 4.28 2010 4.28 2011 4.29 2012 4.28 2013 4.2 2014 4.16 2015 4.07 2016 4.02