Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 27.57 1956 28.26 1957 29.08 1958 27.44 1959 25.82 1960 25.69 1961 25.68 1962 24.99 1963 23.92 1964 25.41 1965 21.84 1966 22.38 1967 22.4 1968 21.85 1969 19.2 1970 20.24 1971 18.772 1972 17.424 1973 17.606 1974 17.518 1975 16.2 1976 16.352 1977 16.044 1978 15.666 1979 14.848 1980 14.55 1981 14.362 1982 14.654 1983 13.886 1984 13.798 1985 13.73 1986 13.732 1987 13.564 1988 12.846 1989 13.308 1990 13.06 1991 12.6 1992 12.06 1993 11.58 1994 11.08 1995 10.56 1996 10.05 1997 9.49 1998 8.87 1999 8.39 2000 7.9 2001 7.5 2002 7.22 2003 7.03 2004 6.78 2005 6.51 2006 6.23 2007 5.91 2008 5.72 2009 5.56 2010 5.26 2011 5.24 2012 5.19 2013 5.07 2014 4.94 2015 4.9 2016 4.86