Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 17.35 1956 16.73 1957 16.42 1958 17.29 1959 16.65 1960 17.35 1961 17.47 1962 16.16 1963 16.87 1964 16.62 1965 16.71 1966 18.59 1967 17.86 1968 18.08 1969 18.65 1970 21.3 1971 19.5415 1972 19.363 1973 18.9545 1974 20.326 1975 22.0375 1976 21.379 1977 21.6705 1978 21.512 1979 20.2835 1980 21.435 1981 20.2465 1982 21.358 1983 22.0295 1984 22.831 1985 21.5125 1986 23.324 1987 23.4155 1988 24.177 1989 22.6985 1990 21.75 1991 21.05 1992 20.93 1993 20.31 1994 20.24 1995 19.91 1996 19.28 1997 19.32 1998 18.88 1999 18.89 2000 18.62 2001 17.88 2002 17.21 2003 17 2004 16.77 2005 16.44 2006 16.17 2007 15.56 2008 15.58 2009 15.26 2010 14.71 2011 14.49 2012 14.19 2013 13.92 2014 13.63 2015 13.57 2016 13.51