Year Deaths per 100,000 1960 19.34 1961 14.14 1962 13.23 1963 17.05 1964 16.61 1966 12.56 1967 16.21 1968 14.38 1969 13.37 1970 9.75 1971 10.405 1972 14.77 1973 15.055 1974 13.38 1975 14.785 1976 10.2 1977 16.085 1978 15.81 1979 10.645 1980 9.68 1981 9.895 1982 7.77 1983 11.605 1984 9.61 1985 9.795 1986 14.66 1987 14.005 1988 12.29 1989 10.155 1990 11.8 1991 11.65 1992 11.48 1993 10.82 1994 10.75 1995 9.97 1996 9.79 1997 9.41 1998 9.05 1999 8.69 2000 8.48 2001 8.12 2002 7.91 2003 7.73 2004 7.57 2005 7.04 2006 6.71 2007 6.17 2008 5.99 2009 5.81 2010 5.67 2011 5.6 2012 5.47 2013 5.5 2014 5.68 2015 5.84 2016 5.94