Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 14.92 1956 14.66 1957 14.85 1958 14.93 1959 14.79 1960 15.04 1961 14.09 1962 14.37 1963 14.47 1964 14.14 1965 14.09 1966 14.06 1967 13.61 1968 14.14 1969 13.76 1970 13.28 1971 13.7445 1972 14.699 1973 14.8035 1974 15.258 1975 15.9325 1976 15.977 1977 15.8815 1978 16.316 1979 15.5305 1980 15.885 1981 16.1595 1982 16.534 1983 16.9585 1984 17.053 1985 17.1975 1986 17.902 1987 18.2465 1988 18.561 1989 18.8655 1990 19.1 1991 18.99 1992 18.85 1993 18.7 1994 18.36 1995 18.21 1996 17.91 1997 17.34 1998 17.08 1999 16.8 2000 16.45 2001 16.19 2002 16.03 2003 16.03 2004 15.6 2005 15.33 2006 15.02 2007 14.71 2008 14.54 2009 14.23 2010 13.86 2011 13.58 2012 13.41 2013 13.17 2014 12.94 2015 12.82 2016 12.72