Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 13.57 1951 15.14 1952 12.96 1953 12.86 1954 14.05 1955 13.67 1956 13.42 1957 10.62 1958 11.19 1959 9.71 1960 10.05 1961 9.37 1962 9.73 1963 8.57 1964 8 1965 8.97 1966 8.6 1967 7.42 1968 7.3 1969 6.73 1970 7.26 1971 6.8185 1972 7.137 1973 6.7755 1974 8.304 1975 7.7925 1976 7.851 1977 7.4495 1978 7.338 1979 7.6065 1980 8.485 1981 8.2535 1982 8.402 1983 9.6705 1984 7.889 1985 8.3475 1986 8.856 1987 8.5245 1988 8.953 1989 9.7715 1990 9.03 1991 8.68 1992 8.45 1993 8.08 1994 7.85 1995 7.48 1996 7.28 1997 6.9 1998 6.6 1999 6.26 2000 5.93 2001 5.79 2002 5.55 2003 5.32 2004 5.19 2005 4.96 2006 4.74 2007 4.59 2008 4.44 2009 4.24 2010 4.11 2011 4.03 2012 3.96 2013 3.85 2014 3.79 2015 3.8 2016 3.79