Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 20.01 1958 18.81 1959 18.97 1960 18.28 1961 17.92 1962 17.78 1967 17.35 1968 17.83 1969 17.6 1970 17.29 1971 17.2245 1972 17.759 1973 17.8235 1974 18.258 1975 18.5625 1976 18.977 1977 18.3415 1978 18.446 1979 18.5705 1980 18.795 1981 18.5995 1982 18.244 1983 19.0985 1984 19.433 1985 19.9975 1986 19.582 1987 19.9665 1988 20.141 1989 20.0755 1990 20.14 1991 19.85 1992 19.54 1993 19.26 1994 18.78 1995 18.38 1996 17.95 1997 17.51 1998 17.09 1999 16.77 2000 16.23 2001 15.98 2002 15.82 2003 15.65 2004 15.36 2005 15.12 2006 14.85 2007 14.64 2008 14.42 2009 14.11 2010 13.93 2011 13.78 2012 13.8 2013 13.74 2014 13.68 2015 13.61 2016 13.52