Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 17.71 1956 17.77 1957 18.03 1958 18.54 1959 18.45 1960 18.41 1961 18.61 1962 18.1 1963 19.08 1964 19.11 1965 18.99 1966 19.16 1967 19.41 1968 19.97 1969 19.74 1970 19.5 1971 20.7 1972 22.13 1973 22.76 1974 23.76 1975 24.63 1976 25.41 1977 26.22 1978 26.6 1979 25.8 1980 26.53 1981 27.41 1982 28.18 1983 28.36 1984 29.37 1985 29.85 1986 31.16 1987 32.09 1988 32.24 1989 32.74 1990 33.18 1991 33.28 1992 33.18 1993 33.11 1994 32.66 1995 32.39 1996 31.75 1997 30.72 1998 30.37 1999 29.87 2000 29.16 2001 28.58 2002 28.04 2003 27.77 2004 27.12 2005 26.59 2006 26 2007 25.56 2008 25.16 2009 24.68 2010 24.02 2011 23.45 2012 23.14 2013 22.73 2014 22.29 2015 22.19 2016 22.1