Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 6.45 1956 6.2 1957 6.44 1958 6.66 1959 6.53 1960 8.25 1961 8.37 1962 8.73 1963 8.92 1964 9.29 1965 9.31 1966 8.5 1967 8.62 1968 9.34 1969 9.46 1970 8.68 1971 9.941 1972 10.112 1973 11.433 1974 11.944 1975 12.375 1976 12.726 1977 13.637 1978 14.008 1979 14.329 1980 13.43 1981 14.071 1982 14.372 1983 15.473 1984 16.284 1985 17.165 1986 17.946 1987 19.127 1988 20.328 1989 20.329 1990 22.04 1991 22.54 1992 23.02 1993 23.75 1994 24.24 1995 24.72 1996 25.13 1997 25.47 1998 26.09 1999 26.7 2000 26.78 2001 26.98 2002 27.19 2003 27.36 2004 27.33 2005 27.3 2006 27.06 2007 27.04 2008 26.82 2009 26.67 2010 26.42 2011 26.22 2012 26.18 2013 25.48 2014 24.92 2015 24.46 2016 24.15