Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 21.09 1956 20.63 1957 21.52 1958 20.96 1959 20.15 1960 20.98 1961 20.4 1962 20.97 1963 20.56 1964 20.25 1965 19.96 1966 21.59 1967 20.88 1968 21.56 1969 20.86 1970 21.72 1971 20.9285 1972 22.297 1973 23.0155 1974 22.044 1975 23.0225 1976 23.811 1977 23.6995 1978 25.248 1979 23.3865 1980 24.015 1981 24.7235 1982 24.662 1983 24.7405 1984 25.639 1985 26.2075 1986 26.116 1987 26.8045 1988 27.353 1989 27.4415 1990 27.47 1991 27.17 1992 26.98 1993 26.69 1994 26.56 1995 26.4 1996 26.03 1997 25.66 1998 25.61 1999 25.52 2000 25.3 2001 25.03 2002 24.96 2003 24.78 2004 24.43 2005 24.07 2006 23.66 2007 23.15 2008 22.69 2009 22.1 2010 21.54 2011 21.12 2012 20.7 2013 20.36 2014 20.29 2015 20.39 2016 20.26