Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 28.1 1951 26.33 1952 24.87 1953 23.96 1954 24.05 1955 21.7 1956 22.28 1957 20.88 1958 18.89 1959 17.71 1960 16.95 1961 16.43 1962 15.73 1963 15.7 1964 15.83 1965 14.9 1966 14.84 1967 14.37 1968 13.65 1969 12.17 1970 12.21 1971 11.528 1972 10.946 1973 11.524 1974 10.762 1975 10.49 1976 10.688 1977 10.416 1978 10.004 1979 9.742 1980 9.46 1981 9.718 1982 9.926 1983 9.604 1984 9.572 1985 9.63 1986 9.778 1987 9.856 1988 9.524 1989 9.562 1990 9.54 1991 9.43 1992 9.23 1993 9.08 1994 8.85 1995 8.31 1996 8.18 1997 7.89 1998 7.78 1999 7.81 2000 7.64 2001 7.61 2002 7.58 2003 7.61 2004 7.36 2005 6.9 2006 6.91 2007 6.73 2008 6.64 2009 6.53 2010 6.4 2011 6.31 2012 6.15 2013 5.87 2014 5.71 2015 5.56 2016 5.55