Year Deaths per 100,000 1964 8.39 1968 6.52 1969 6.17 1970 6.06 1971 6.319 1972 6.348 1973 5.947 1974 6.016 1975 5.665 1976 5.684 1977 5.263 1978 5.552 1979 5.541 1980 5.49 1981 5.379 1982 5.758 1983 5.337 1984 5.576 1985 5.015 1986 4.864 1987 5.213 1988 5.252 1989 5.671 1990 5.5 1991 5.44 1992 5.31 1993 5.26 1994 5.18 1995 5.09 1996 5.03 1997 5 1998 4.98 1999 5 2000 4.89 2001 4.83 2002 4.76 2003 4.71 2004 4.71 2005 4.58 2006 4.56 2007 4.52 2008 4.48 2009 4.41 2010 4.36 2011 4.34 2012 4.34 2013 4.32 2014 4.22 2015 4.11 2016 4.02