Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 12.65 1956 11.45 1957 11.73 1958 11.86 1959 12.58 1960 11.94 1961 12.55 1962 12.27 1963 13.22 1964 12.74 1965 14.56 1966 13.07 1967 13.33 1968 14.95 1969 15.22 1970 14.99 1971 17.218 1972 16.676 1973 17.134 1974 16.142 1975 17.32 1976 18.988 1977 20.866 1978 21.574 1979 21.452 1980 23.69 1981 24.298 1982 24.436 1983 24.794 1984 26.262 1985 26.11 1986 28.968 1987 27.796 1988 31.044 1989 29.852 1990 29.77 1991 30.02 1992 30.4 1993 30.7 1994 30.25 1995 29.93 1996 29.22 1997 29.41 1998 29.55 1999 29.52 2000 29.4 2001 29.47 2002 29.33 2003 28.37 2004 27.68 2005 27.1 2006 26.65 2007 26.45 2008 26.25 2009 25.9 2010 25.7 2011 25.33 2012 24.98 2013 24.38 2014 23.73 2015 23.55 2016 23.54