Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 21.2 1956 20.25 1957 20.84 1958 19.36 1959 20.17 1960 19.23 1961 20.17 1962 20.01 1963 20.71 1964 19.59 1965 24.55 1966 20.91 1967 20.95 1968 23.19 1969 21.95 1970 25.86 1971 25.5835 1972 25.927 1973 28.0605 1974 27.634 1975 27.6275 1976 26.671 1977 29.0345 1978 29.168 1979 28.8815 1980 30.845 1981 29.5685 1982 30.362 1983 32.3955 1984 33.159 1985 34.3725 1986 32.786 1987 30.9395 1988 33.393 1989 34.5465 1990 34.22 1991 34.21 1992 34.42 1993 34.42 1994 34.8 1995 34.49 1996 34.15 1997 33.26 1998 32.73 1999 32.54 2000 31.91 2001 31.82 2002 31 2003 30.22 2004 29.74 2005 28.83 2006 28.69 2007 28.4 2008 28.25 2009 27.39 2010 26.6 2011 26.22 2012 25.89 2013 25.47 2014 25.27 2015 25.55 2016 25.67