Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 6.45 1956 6.66 1957 6.51 1958 6.61 1959 6.9 1960 6.63 1961 7.03 1962 7.05 1963 7.33 1964 7.71 1965 7.93 1966 7.78 1967 8.19 1968 8.61 1969 8.87 1970 9.04 1971 9.658 1972 10.276 1973 11.314 1974 12.232 1975 12.5 1976 13.288 1977 13.986 1978 14.464 1979 15.372 1980 15.99 1981 16.818 1982 17.306 1983 17.844 1984 18.642 1985 19.23 1986 19.828 1987 20.696 1988 21.304 1989 22.152 1990 22.91 1991 23.27 1992 23.74 1993 24.06 1994 24.35 1995 24.91 1996 25.09 1997 25.19 1998 25.27 1999 25.3 2000 25.06 2001 24.75 2002 24.48 2003 24.28 2004 24.12 2005 23.99 2006 23.69 2007 23.47 2008 23.23 2009 22.81 2010 22.64 2011 22.47 2012 22.08 2013 21.59 2014 20.87 2015 20.52 2016 20.21