Year Deaths per 100,000 1959 18.55 1960 18.97 1961 20.14 1962 20.51 1963 21.72 1964 21.76 1965 20.86 1966 20.61 1967 19.44 1968 19.85 1969 18.56 1970 17.14 1971 16.243 1972 16.386 1973 15.549 1974 15.752 1975 15.175 1976 14.528 1977 14.031 1978 13.764 1979 13.697 1980 13.56 1981 13.293 1982 12.986 1983 12.949 1984 12.972 1985 12.485 1986 12.138 1987 12.051 1988 12.164 1989 11.917 1990 11.42 1991 11.34 1992 10.89 1993 10.38 1994 10.09 1995 9.77 1996 9.34 1997 8.98 1998 8.79 1999 8.84 2000 8.56 2001 8.2 2002 7.82 2003 7.61 2004 7.37 2005 7.2 2006 7.06 2007 6.92 2008 6.7 2009 6.52 2010 6.18 2011 6.03 2012 6.01 2013 5.85 2014 5.6 2015 5.41 2016 5.26