Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 17.87 1956 18.23 1957 18 1958 17.62 1959 17.17 1960 17.02 1961 17.18 1962 17.15 1963 16.62 1964 15.75 1965 16.09 1966 16.48 1967 16.99 1968 16.16 1969 16.87 1970 17.34 1971 17.0205 1972 17.361 1973 18.1115 1974 18.272 1975 18.9525 1976 19.053 1977 18.4835 1978 19.004 1979 18.6445 1980 19.895 1981 19.6055 1982 19.816 1983 20.4465 1984 20.447 1985 21.2275 1986 21.568 1987 21.4585 1988 20.789 1989 20.7395 1990 20.84 1991 20.46 1992 20.17 1993 19.84 1994 19.64 1995 19.21 1996 18.86 1997 18.48 1998 18.01 1999 17.55 2000 17.06 2001 16.73 2002 16.42 2003 16.01 2004 15.6 2005 15.2 2006 14.98 2007 14.89 2008 14.76 2009 14.42 2010 14.19 2011 14.04 2012 13.89 2013 13.65 2014 13.63 2015 13.63 2016 13.64