Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 15.24 1956 15.9 1957 15.76 1958 15.29 1959 15.77 1960 16.27 1961 15.22 1962 16.23 1963 16.59 1964 16.16 1965 15.72 1966 16.72 1967 16.32 1968 16.83 1969 16.63 1970 16.46 1971 16.0325 1972 16.725 1973 16.7175 1974 16.51 1975 17.5825 1976 17.195 1977 17.5275 1978 17.74 1979 18.9025 1980 18.355 1981 18.8275 1982 18.27 1983 19.1525 1984 19.105 1985 19.7175 1986 19.39 1987 20.4925 1988 19.895 1989 20.1675 1990 20.4 1991 20.35 1992 20.34 1993 20.52 1994 20.3 1995 20.21 1996 20.22 1997 20.08 1998 20.09 1999 20.32 2000 20.22 2001 20.52 2002 20.55 2003 20.52 2004 20.09 2005 19.68 2006 19.46 2007 19.14 2008 18.99 2009 18.74 2010 18.65 2011 18.55 2012 18.26 2013 17.48 2014 16.92 2015 16.69 2016 16.61