Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 25.61 1956 28.04 1957 25.53 1958 23.76 1959 25.72 1960 24.03 1961 25.59 1962 22.55 1963 23.29 1964 25.39 1965 24.16 1966 23.63 1967 22.07 1968 21.23 1969 21.35 1970 16.89 1971 18.55 1972 17.88 1973 18.49 1974 17.47 1975 17.89 1976 17.64 1977 16.38 1978 16 1979 15.1 1980 16.41 1981 14.57 1982 15.09 1983 16.9 1985 13.82 1986 12.98 1987 14.44 1988 13.6 1989 13.24 1990 15.25 1991 15.02 1992 14.61 1993 13.76 1994 13.86 1995 13.35 1996 13.04 1997 12.39 1998 11.9 1999 11.62 2000 10.91 2001 10.55 2002 10.98 2003 10.39 2004 9.57 2005 9.21 2006 9.01 2007 8.74 2008 8.66 2009 8.48 2010 8.25 2011 8.12 2012 7.97 2013 7.78 2014 7.77 2015 7.74 2016 7.71