Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 22.62 1952 21.57 1953 21.71 1954 23.14 1955 19.72 1956 19.07 1957 19.11 1958 17.55 1959 16.54 1960 16.42 1961 16.46 1962 14.98 1963 14.53 1964 14.14 1965 13.01 1966 11.83 1967 10.26 1968 10.05 1969 9.41 1970 10.04 1971 8.9435 1972 8.897 1973 8.7505 1974 9.184 1975 8.4775 1976 8.141 1977 7.9545 1978 8.948 1979 7.8515 1980 8.125 1981 7.6885 1982 7.392 1983 7.7055 1984 7.639 1985 7.2525 1986 8.346 1987 7.7195 1988 7.303 1989 7.7765 1990 7.53 1991 7.36 1992 7.11 1993 6.93 1994 6.64 1995 6.44 1996 6.22 1997 5.96 1998 5.74 1999 5.58 2000 5.26 2001 5.25 2002 5.1 2003 5.04 2004 4.94 2005 4.89 2006 4.78 2007 4.62 2008 4.49 2009 4.37 2010 4.24 2011 4.1 2012 3.99 2013 3.86 2014 3.77 2015 3.68 2016 3.61