Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 15.67 1956 15.85 1957 15.4 1958 15.67 1959 15.43 1960 16.76 1961 15.8 1962 16.65 1963 16.15 1964 16.24 1965 15.15 1966 15.54 1967 16.25 1968 16.7 1969 16.06 1970 16.73 1971 18.1215 1972 18.273 1973 19.7445 1974 20.386 1975 20.0575 1976 21.039 1977 20.5705 1978 20.442 1979 20.5035 1980 20.485 1981 20.2665 1982 19.978 1983 20.4695 1984 20.091 1985 20.6925 1986 21.244 1987 21.5555 1988 22.277 1989 22.7285 1990 22.96 1991 23.12 1992 23.08 1993 22.98 1994 22.6 1995 22.64 1996 22.59 1997 22.55 1998 22.62 1999 22.71 2000 22.56 2001 22.62 2002 22.72 2003 22.82 2004 22.82 2005 22.66 2006 22.45 2007 22.32 2008 22.22 2009 21.93 2010 21.46 2011 20.99 2012 20.68 2013 20.39 2014 20.15 2015 20.4 2016 20.61