Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 21.27 1952 21.25 1953 21.82 1954 20.84 1955 20.59 1956 19.91 1957 19.97 1958 19.43 1959 18.76 1960 19.16 1961 18.18 1962 18.41 1963 18.24 1964 17.89 1965 17.77 1966 17.03 1967 16.31 1968 15.61 1969 15.87 1970 15.02 1971 14.782 1972 14.834 1973 14.646 1974 14.688 1975 14.36 1976 14.442 1977 14.444 1978 14.316 1979 14.598 1980 14.46 1981 14.902 1982 14.834 1983 15.136 1984 15.348 1985 15.28 1986 15.302 1987 15.224 1988 15.576 1989 15.268 1990 15.3 1991 14.75 1992 14.1 1993 13.51 1994 12.9 1995 12.39 1996 11.84 1997 11.33 1998 10.83 1999 10.19 2000 9.7 2001 9.21 2002 8.82 2003 8.49 2004 8.02 2005 7.87 2006 7.73 2007 7.61 2008 7.48 2009 7.4 2010 7.21 2011 7.11 2012 7.05 2013 6.93 2014 6.88 2015 6.83 2016 6.78