Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 20.64 1952 21.54 1953 21.78 1954 19.68 1955 19.36 1956 18.35 1957 17.5 1958 16.87 1959 15.38 1960 14.63 1961 13.65 1962 12.59 1963 13.13 1964 12.71 1965 11.57 1966 11.09 1967 10.81 1968 10.52 1969 9.63 1970 9.6 1971 9.7535 1972 9.777 1973 8.9405 1974 8.864 1975 8.8175 1976 8.831 1977 8.5445 1978 8.158 1979 8.4815 1980 8.225 1981 7.6285 1982 7.432 1983 7.1055 1984 7.029 1985 7.4925 1986 7.376 1987 6.9495 1988 7.133 1989 6.7065 1990 7.13 1991 6.77 1992 6.52 1993 6.3 1994 5.98 1995 5.72 1996 5.55 1997 5.33 1998 5.13 1999 5.13 2000 5.08 2001 4.98 2002 4.9 2003 4.78 2004 4.72 2005 4.49 2006 4.34 2007 4.23 2008 4.12 2009 4.05 2010 3.93 2011 3.91 2012 3.95 2013 3.9 2014 3.82 2015 3.76 2016 3.73