Year Deaths per 100,000 1959 18.62 1960 21.4 1961 22.26 1962 22.75 1963 21.39 1964 18.31 1965 18.18 1966 15.99 1967 15.76 1968 15.36 1969 16.29 1970 15.095 1971 14.43 1972 14.105 1973 13.69 1974 13.975 1975 13.92 1976 13.455 1977 13.47 1978 12.965 1980 12.24 1981 10.865 1982 10.49 1983 10.365 1984 10.1 1985 9.975 1986 9.78 1987 9.695 1988 9.59 1989 9.175 1990 9.2 1991 8.99 1992 8.99 1993 9 1994 9.02 1995 9.12 1996 9.13 1997 8.9 1998 8.47 1999 8.15 2000 8.03 2001 8.09 2002 8.05 2003 7.88 2004 7.56 2005 7.42 2006 7.2 2007 7 2008 6.99 2009 6.92 2010 6.61 2011 6.2 2012 6.15 2013 6.17 2014 6.11 2015 5.87 2016 5.74