Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 20.29 1956 18.94 1957 18.53 1958 18.64 1959 17.06 1960 18.83 1961 18.49 1962 17.75 1963 17.99 1964 18.3 1965 19.7 1966 19.74 1967 20.79 1968 20.33 1971 22.905 1972 24.47 1973 24.475 1974 25.03 1975 25.175 1976 26.15 1977 27.465 1978 28.48 1979 26.405 1980 27.49 1981 26.935 1982 28.26 1983 28.105 1984 29 1985 28.185 1986 28.58 1987 29.765 1988 30.97 1989 30.615 1990 31.46 1991 31.39 1992 31.48 1993 31.42 1994 31.06 1995 30.69 1996 30.53 1997 30.06 1998 29.28 1999 28.61 2000 27.71 2001 26.96 2002 26.73 2003 26.43 2004 25.6 2005 24.97 2006 24.23 2007 23.47 2008 22.85 2009 22.2 2010 21.35 2011 21.06 2012 20.69 2013 20.28 2014 19.71 2015 19.59 2016 19.44