Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 37.25 1952 31.21 1953 26.9 1954 33.18 1955 34.28 1956 35.95 1957 26.66 1958 23.17 1959 28.11 1960 42.04 1961 34.63 1962 24.78 1963 24.3 1964 14.78 1965 21.12 1966 21.42 1967 19.75 1968 14.49 1969 13.77 1970 7.56 1971 9.1295 1972 10.849 1973 19.5185 1974 14.128 1975 14.4075 1976 19.267 1977 13.8065 1978 11.846 1979 10.1555 1980 7.855 1981 11.1445 1982 10.184 1983 11.5035 1984 10.173 1985 8.6825 1986 9.452 1987 7.1015 1988 9.701 1989 16.7405 1990 9.89 1991 9.62 1992 9.36 1993 9.18 1994 8.82 1995 8.45 1996 8.14 1997 7.9 1998 7.53 1999 7.26 2000 7.02 2001 6.75 2002 6.49 2003 6.26 2004 6.02 2005 5.8 2006 5.64 2007 5.44 2008 5.25 2009 5.11 2010 5.05 2011 4.97 2012 4.85 2013 4.84 2014 4.86 2015 4.89 2016 4.84