Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 19.01 1956 20.36 1957 20.67 1958 20.34 1959 21.84 1960 20.47 1961 20.13 1962 18.42 1963 19.5 1964 20.48 1965 19.93 1966 18.23 1967 19.21 1968 18.95 1969 18.98 1970 18.44 1971 18.5315 1972 17.763 1973 18.2145 1974 17.236 1975 17.3375 1976 18.589 1977 17.7505 1978 18.092 1979 18.6435 1980 19.175 1981 16.8665 1982 16.648 1983 18.0395 1984 18.341 1985 17.0625 1986 16.774 1987 16.6655 1988 17.197 1989 17.1385 1990 16.28 1991 16.59 1992 17.32 1993 18.59 1994 21 1995 22.34 1996 23.41 1997 24.18 1998 24.31 1999 24.22 2000 23.72 2001 23.52 2002 23.34 2003 22.87 2004 22.72 2005 22.46 2006 22.18 2007 21.61 2008 21.13 2009 20.73 2010 20.31 2011 19.79 2012 19.22 2013 18.7 2014 18.28 2015 18.01 2016 17.79