Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 10.56 1956 10.05 1957 9.97 1958 10.69 1959 9.81 1960 9.75 1961 10.34 1962 10.95 1963 10.03 1964 11.22 1965 11.15 1966 11.29 1967 11.92 1968 12.56 1969 12.68 1970 11.92 1971 12.916 1972 13.652 1973 13.398 1974 12.864 1975 13.98 1976 15.966 1977 16.032 1978 16.338 1979 17.004 1980 17.7 1981 17.156 1982 19.052 1983 18.138 1984 18.254 1985 19.06 1986 19.686 1987 20.352 1988 20.478 1989 19.724 1990 20.99 1991 21.05 1992 21.21 1993 21.66 1994 21.5 1995 21.7 1996 21.46 1997 21.43 1998 21.12 1999 21.05 2000 20.98 2001 20.9 2002 20.77 2003 20.56 2004 20.06 2005 19.77 2006 19.58 2007 19.41 2008 19.14 2009 18.93 2010 18.65 2011 18.35 2012 18.12 2013 17.79 2014 17.35 2015 17.19 2016 17.17