Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 20.19 1956 19.44 1957 19.59 1958 17.92 1959 20.28 1960 17.9 1963 18.13 1964 16.13 1965 15.44 1966 16.75 1967 14.25 1968 15.2 1969 16.27 1970 14.7285 1971 13.837 1972 16.4355 1973 15.694 1974 15.0025 1975 14.501 1976 13.6495 1977 13.298 1978 15.2065 1980 13.985 1981 14.0735 1982 14.042 1983 13.2305 1984 12.589 1985 12.6975 1986 14.066 1987 12.8445 1988 15.193 1989 14.3115 1990 13.89 1991 14.09 1992 13.43 1993 12.82 1994 12.33 1995 12.06 1996 11.87 1997 11.84 1998 11.58 1999 11.48 2000 10.94 2001 10.93 2002 10.68 2003 10.55 2004 10.36 2005 10.07 2006 9.87 2007 9.85 2008 9.38 2009 9.18 2010 9.13 2011 8.97 2012 8.82 2013 8.71 2014 8.44 2015 8.28 2016 8.14