Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 17.79 1951 17.58 1952 16.84 1953 16.2 1954 15.88 1955 15.6 1956 15.32 1957 14.61 1958 14.57 1959 14.18 1960 14.02 1961 13.34 1962 13.03 1963 12.77 1964 11.86 1965 11.75 1966 11.63 1967 11.03 1968 10.85 1969 10.44 1970 10.41 1971 9.9275 1972 10.155 1973 9.9925 1974 9.91 1975 9.7875 1976 9.985 1977 9.6525 1978 9.79 1979 9.8775 1980 9.535 1981 9.4025 1982 9.2 1983 9.2475 1984 9.455 1985 9.3225 1986 9.03 1987 9.2775 1988 9.385 1989 9.2025 1990 9.2 1991 8.95 1992 8.71 1993 8.5 1994 8.24 1995 8.03 1996 7.77 1997 7.6 1998 7.39 1999 7.16 2000 6.88 2001 6.72 2002 6.56 2003 6.39 2004 6.17 2005 5.96 2006 5.73 2007 5.57 2008 5.4 2009 5.2 2010 5.09 2011 4.97 2012 4.91 2013 4.84 2014 4.76 2015 4.69 2016 4.67