Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 35.44 1951 35.41 1952 36.21 1953 36.1 1954 36.55 1955 36.97 1956 37.63 1957 36.69 1958 36.95 1959 37.27 1960 37.09 1961 36.92 1962 36.39 1963 36.26 1964 35.72 1965 35.36 1966 34.57 1967 34.8 1968 35.05 1969 33.89 1970 32.76 1971 32.6655 1972 32.061 1973 32.0965 1974 30.992 1975 29.9675 1976 29.553 1977 29.2485 1978 28.194 1979 28.1495 1980 27.415 1981 26.4905 1982 25.776 1983 25.1815 1984 24.827 1985 24.3325 1986 23.358 1987 23.0735 1988 22.739 1989 22.5145 1990 21.95 1991 21.08 1992 20.31 1993 19.59 1994 18.83 1995 18.22 1996 17.54 1997 16.91 1998 16.36 1999 15.82 2000 15.07 2001 14.38 2002 13.77 2003 13.26 2004 12.84 2005 12.47 2006 12.03 2007 11.6 2008 11.18 2009 10.76 2010 10.41 2011 10.04 2012 9.95 2013 9.74 2014 9.54 2015 9.42 2016 9.31