Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 43.01 1956 45.84 1957 47.55 1958 47.69 1959 47.51 1960 49.86 1961 51.26 1962 49.25 1963 52.01 1964 48.87 1965 52.46 1966 51.25 1967 51.51 1968 53.14 1969 51.51 1970 50.46 1971 50.8765 1972 53.123 1973 54.6795 1974 54.076 1975 54.9325 1976 55.379 1977 56.5155 1978 55.302 1979 58.0285 1980 58.175 1981 57.5215 1982 56.918 1983 59.0245 1984 61.631 1985 59.8575 1986 60.164 1987 60.4905 1988 60.477 1989 61.4435 1990 61.99 1991 61.03 1992 60.26 1993 59.62 1994 58.04 1995 57.06 1996 56.02 1997 54.62 1998 53.39 1999 52.04 2000 50.28 2001 48.77 2002 48.36 2003 47.7 2004 46.53 2005 45.83 2006 45.02 2007 44.29 2008 43.79 2009 43.4 2010 42.45 2011 41.66 2012 40.87 2013 40 2014 38.64 2015 37.6 2016 36.78