Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 20.79 1956 19.87 1957 19.64 1958 19.18 1959 20.24 1960 19.07 1961 17.72 1962 18.9 1963 20.04 1964 17.36 1965 21.9 1966 20.51 1967 17.92 1968 21.02 1969 21.95 1970 20.23 1971 22.757 1972 23.274 1973 24.251 1974 23.568 1975 27.295 1976 28.912 1977 25.679 1978 26.806 1979 26.943 1980 27.5 1981 28.847 1982 29.234 1983 28.771 1984 28.808 1985 32.175 1986 31.922 1987 33.169 1988 34.116 1989 35.373 1990 32.33 1991 32.66 1992 32.75 1993 32.85 1994 32.55 1995 32.64 1996 32.44 1997 32.57 1998 32.32 1999 32.2 2000 31.53 2001 31.16 2002 30.25 2003 29.25 2004 28.87 2005 28.28 2006 27.76 2007 27.2 2008 26.77 2009 26.65 2010 25.53 2011 25.42 2012 24.66 2013 24.24 2014 23.96 2015 24.03 2016 24.08