Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 12.19 1956 12.71 1957 12.74 1958 13.05 1959 13.09 1960 13.24 1961 11.8 1962 13.65 1963 12.37 1964 13.43 1965 13.08 1966 12.34 1967 12.34 1968 13.17 1969 12.24 1970 13.07 1971 13.547 1972 13.854 1973 14.791 1974 15.058 1975 14.275 1976 14.982 1977 15.249 1978 15.466 1979 15.253 1980 15.36 1981 14.677 1982 15.704 1983 15.491 1984 15.378 1985 15.135 1986 15.682 1987 16.069 1988 16.606 1989 16.433 1990 17.19 1991 17.07 1992 16.92 1993 16.75 1994 16.44 1995 16.31 1996 16.16 1997 15.94 1998 15.94 1999 16.2 2000 16.33 2001 16.42 2002 16.47 2003 16.49 2004 16.77 2005 16.61 2006 16.42 2007 16.43 2008 16.26 2009 15.93 2010 15.47 2011 15.23 2012 15.24 2013 15.1 2014 14.83 2015 14.71 2016 14.66