Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 13.58 1951 13.21 1952 13.14 1953 13.46 1954 12.68 1955 11.68 1956 11.57 1957 10.85 1958 10.66 1959 10.3 1960 10.52 1961 9.18 1962 8.92 1963 8.72 1964 8.36 1965 8.01 1966 7.93 1967 7.23 1968 7.16 1969 6.54 1970 7.32 1971 6.983 1972 6.936 1973 6.879 1974 6.872 1975 6.775 1976 7.028 1977 6.651 1978 6.854 1979 7.007 1980 6.95 1981 7.653 1982 7.496 1983 7.589 1984 7.302 1985 7.685 1986 8.168 1987 8.101 1988 7.974 1989 8.497 1990 8.38 1991 8.5 1992 8.41 1993 8.38 1994 8.3 1995 7.88 1996 8.06 1997 7.96 1998 7.88 1999 7.71 2000 7.45 2001 7.31 2002 7.12 2003 6.71 2004 6.63 2005 6.62 2006 6.59 2007 6.58 2008 6.52 2009 6.37 2010 6.28 2011 6.17 2012 6.08 2013 5.98 2014 5.92 2015 5.9 2016 5.81