Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 22.74 1951 21.54 1952 19.11 1953 18.15 1954 20.01 1955 19.84 1956 17.8 1957 20.07 1958 17.03 1959 18.28 1960 18.03 1961 15.4 1962 15.25 1963 17.06 1964 16.29 1965 15.97 1966 16.41 1967 15 1968 15.57 1969 16.15 1970 14.09 1971 14.6015 1972 13.863 1973 13.0445 1974 13.846 1975 13.1875 1976 11.139 1977 12.1605 1978 12.272 1979 11.4235 1980 10.305 1981 10.7565 1982 9.688 1983 10.4795 1984 10.861 1985 10.2125 1986 10.954 1987 9.0855 1988 10.117 1989 9.8885 1990 10.06 1991 9.99 1992 9.77 1993 9.58 1994 9.53 1995 9.41 1996 9.12 1997 8.96 1998 8.86 1999 8.74 2000 8.45 2001 8.03 2002 7.45 2003 7.18 2004 6.9 2005 6.73 2006 6.56 2007 6.23 2008 6.2 2009 6.08 2010 5.77 2011 5.6 2012 5.42 2013 5.22 2014 5.09 2015 5.03 2016 4.97