Year Deaths per 100,000 1961 9.78 1962 11 1963 9.7 1964 10.6 1965 9.98 1966 9.02 1967 8.58 1968 8.86 1969 7.82 1970 7.86 1971 8.062 1972 8.564 1973 7.866 1974 8.698 1975 9.34 1976 9.342 1977 9.624 1978 9.076 1979 9.378 1980 8.98 1981 9.612 1982 9.234 1983 8.986 1984 9.268 1985 9.38 1986 9.892 1987 9.914 1988 9.856 1989 9.938 1990 10.2 1991 9.99 1992 9.81 1993 9.44 1994 9.12 1995 8.86 1996 8.7 1997 8.46 1998 8.21 1999 7.9 2000 7.83 2001 7.7 2002 7.6 2003 7.39 2004 7.21 2005 7 2006 6.75 2007 6.55 2008 6.4 2009 6.17 2010 6.1 2011 6.06 2012 6.01 2013 5.9 2014 5.74 2015 5.7 2016 5.67