Year Deaths per 100,000 1964 34.95 1968 34.62 1969 36.34 1970 38.54 1971 40.0015 1972 41.313 1973 42.5545 1974 42.386 1975 41.1175 1976 44.979 1977 45.3505 1978 43.462 1979 45.8835 1980 45.395 1981 47.3165 1982 47.438 1983 47.9195 1984 50.111 1985 49.6525 1986 50.974 1987 51.2155 1988 53.297 1989 52.1885 1990 53.2 1991 53.25 1992 52.92 1993 52.26 1994 52.3 1995 52.2 1996 52.01 1997 51.76 1998 51.57 1999 51.38 2000 51.62 2001 51.52 2002 52.2 2003 52.4 2004 52.53 2005 52.49 2006 52.33 2007 52.21 2008 51.57 2009 50.85 2010 49.85 2011 49.46 2012 49.22 2013 48.92 2014 48.87 2015 48.85 2016 48.78