Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 18.48 1952 17.71 1953 10.21 1954 15.65 1955 15.22 1956 16.53 1957 15.79 1958 21.19 1960 15.27 1961 14.14 1962 13.82 1963 16.58 1966 18.82 1967 14.73 1968 20.12 1970 14.17 1971 16.301 1972 13.142 1973 14.733 1974 11.044 1975 11.955 1976 10.666 1977 9.187 1978 9.178 1979 5.909 1980 9.92 1981 8.171 1982 6.682 1983 9.383 1984 9.824 1985 7.885 1986 9.746 1987 7.467 1988 7.138 1989 6.159 1990 8.96 1991 8.58 1992 8.76 1993 8.37 1994 8.39 1995 7.9 1996 7.48 1997 7.08 1998 6.92 1999 6.86 2000 6.47 2001 6.04 2002 5.77 2003 5.23 2004 5.01 2005 4.76 2006 4.39 2007 3.9 2008 3.96 2009 3.8 2010 3.46 2011 3.54 2012 3.52 2013 3.49 2014 3.47 2015 3.45 2016 3.43