Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 15.78 1952 15.93 1953 15.19 1954 14.68 1955 14.88 1956 14.5 1957 13.64 1958 13.67 1959 13.85 1960 12.74 1961 12.4 1962 11.74 1963 11.77 1964 11.25 1965 10.59 1966 10.28 1967 9.93 1968 9.41 1969 8.99 1970 8.51 1971 8.238 1972 8.436 1973 8.344 1974 8.102 1975 8.06 1976 7.908 1977 7.776 1978 7.774 1979 7.612 1980 7.68 1981 7.578 1982 7.646 1983 7.604 1984 7.822 1985 7.7 1986 7.568 1987 7.616 1988 7.854 1989 7.762 1990 7.9 1991 7.53 1992 7.22 1993 6.95 1994 6.65 1995 6.53 1996 6.28 1997 5.97 1998 5.78 1999 5.6 2000 5.39 2001 5.17 2002 5.02 2003 4.9 2004 4.62 2005 4.49 2006 4.3 2007 4.18 2008 4.12 2009 4.02 2010 3.93 2011 3.85 2012 3.79 2013 3.71 2014 3.61 2015 3.55 2016 3.5