Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 28.94 1952 24.56 1953 23.55 1954 21.71 1955 22.01 1956 21.07 1957 19.89 1958 18.81 1959 18.76 1960 17.99 1961 16.96 1962 14.72 1963 15.77 1964 14.94 1965 14.47 1966 13.81 1967 13.29 1968 13.05 1969 13.21 1970 12.56 1971 10.4145 1972 10.679 1973 9.9935 1974 10.428 1975 10.1725 1976 9.267 1977 9.9815 1978 9.516 1979 8.7705 1980 9.425 1981 9.5095 1982 9.074 1983 9.2385 1984 9.623 1985 8.9975 1986 8.492 1987 9.2065 1988 8.251 1989 8.6655 1990 8.64 1991 8.36 1992 8.01 1993 7.8 1994 7.53 1995 7.31 1996 7 1997 6.72 1998 6.48 1999 6.31 2000 6.04 2001 5.82 2002 5.72 2003 5.49 2004 5.27 2005 5.15 2006 4.95 2007 4.83 2008 4.68 2009 4.55 2010 4.36 2011 4.23 2012 4.07 2013 3.9 2014 3.76 2015 3.73 2016 3.72