Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 23.58 1956 23.03 1957 23.39 1958 23.97 1959 26.92 1960 25.39 1961 23.34 1962 24.98 1963 24.83 1964 25.55 1965 24.33 1966 22.67 1967 21.54 1968 21.16 1969 22.12 1970 21.58 1971 21.211 1972 22.712 1973 23.223 1974 22.304 1975 22.095 1976 23.826 1977 22.747 1978 25.578 1979 23.619 1980 23.16 1981 25.141 1982 23.532 1983 24.603 1984 23.554 1985 24.465 1986 24.366 1987 23.727 1988 23.838 1989 22.679 1990 23.94 1991 24.37 1992 25.6 1993 27.24 1994 30.37 1995 31.91 1996 32.76 1997 33.08 1998 33.42 1999 33.28 2000 32.54 2001 32.48 2002 32.32 2003 32.04 2004 31.73 2005 31.23 2006 30.59 2007 29.72 2008 29.29 2009 28.79 2010 28.08 2011 27.27 2012 26.76 2013 26.31 2014 25.86 2015 25.53 2016 25.35