Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 9.36 1951 8.84 1952 8.53 1953 8.16 1954 7.77 1955 7.27 1956 7.1 1957 6.77 1958 6.52 1959 6.22 1960 6.04 1961 5.66 1962 5.51 1963 5.36 1964 4.9 1965 4.79 1966 4.64 1967 4.36 1968 4.23 1969 4.02 1970 3.8 1971 3.771 1972 3.782 1973 3.683 1974 3.714 1975 3.705 1976 3.576 1977 3.557 1978 3.648 1979 3.629 1980 3.62 1981 3.651 1982 3.712 1983 3.723 1984 3.764 1985 3.725 1986 3.676 1987 3.727 1988 3.778 1989 3.859 1990 3.98 1991 3.88 1992 3.79 1993 3.74 1994 3.67 1995 3.62 1996 3.54 1997 3.45 1998 3.41 1999 3.4 2000 3.36 2001 3.3 2002 3.25 2003 3.19 2004 3.11 2005 3.03 2006 2.96 2007 2.88 2008 2.82 2009 2.76 2010 2.72 2011 2.68 2012 2.65 2013 2.64 2014 2.64 2015 2.65 2016 2.66