Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 19.98 1956 19.18 1957 20 1958 20.56 1959 18.32 1960 16.92 1961 19.71 1962 20.69 1963 19.39 1964 19.09 1965 19.4 1966 19.93 1967 19.68 1968 18.8 1969 20.98 1970 18.53 1971 19.1905 1972 22.031 1973 21.9915 1974 25.702 1975 25.0025 1976 26.603 1977 25.6935 1978 25.894 1979 25.2645 1980 24.395 1981 26.6155 1982 27.016 1983 27.5365 1984 25.557 1985 26.3675 1986 29.068 1987 28.7685 1988 28.309 1989 29.0795 1990 28.39 1991 28.02 1992 27.3 1993 26.98 1994 27.02 1995 26.8 1996 26.56 1997 25.62 1998 25.24 1999 25.02 2000 24.44 2001 24.32 2002 23.91 2003 23.57 2004 23.39 2005 22.78 2006 22.49 2007 22.15 2008 21.75 2009 21.25 2010 20.74 2011 20.38 2012 20.18 2013 19.77 2014 19.65 2015 19.7 2016 19.72