Year Deaths per 100,000 1952 40.36 1953 40.89 1954 37.24 1955 33.81 1956 33.01 1957 31.73 1958 30.81 1959 29.3 1960 27.22 1961 26.52 1962 24.47 1963 22.49 1964 21.19 1965 19.93 1966 20.54 1967 17.74 1968 17.78 1969 16.58 1970 15.97 1971 14.6775 1972 14.695 1973 14.7725 1974 13.75 1975 13.3875 1976 12.725 1977 13.0025 1978 12.91 1979 13.2675 1980 12.935 1981 13.1425 1982 11.94 1983 12.4175 1984 12.605 1985 12.6025 1986 12.51 1987 12.0475 1988 11.615 1989 12.4125 1990 11.21 1991 10.65 1992 10.07 1993 9.65 1994 8.99 1995 8.42 1996 8.11 1997 7.7 1998 7.3 1999 7.06 2000 6.81 2001 6.57 2002 6.34 2003 6.19 2004 5.97 2005 5.67 2006 5.42 2007 5.18 2008 5.01 2009 4.84 2010 4.68 2011 4.52 2012 4.36 2013 4.2 2014 3.97 2015 3.92 2016 3.79