Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 17.35 1956 15.86 1957 16.21 1958 17.03 1959 15.69 1960 17.32 1961 16.07 1962 16.39 1963 17.71 1964 18.18 1965 17.09 1966 17.61 1967 17.14 1968 18.58 1969 18.2 1970 17.86 1971 18.4725 1972 18.865 1973 20.6775 1974 21.01 1975 22.8025 1976 23.155 1977 23.0075 1978 23.7 1979 24.3225 1980 24.495 1981 25.3475 1982 26.04 1983 26.5325 1984 26.835 1985 28.0975 1986 28.56 1987 30.2125 1988 29.455 1989 30.2875 1990 28.88 1991 29.09 1992 29.14 1993 29.38 1994 29.15 1995 29.33 1996 29.94 1997 29.87 1998 29.81 1999 29.56 2000 29.27 2001 29.15 2002 29.52 2003 29.48 2004 28.97 2005 28.53 2006 28.31 2007 28.06 2008 27.8 2009 27.63 2010 27.39 2011 26.87 2012 26.84 2013 26.54 2014 26.12 2015 25.92 2016 25.96