Year Deaths 1990 581.8 1991 577.45 1992 549.82 1993 514.6 1994 467.99 1995 422.3 1996 387.5 1997 365.45 1998 342.14 1999 318.42 2000 309.36 2001 294.1 2002 279.07 2003 270.93 2004 263.81 2005 260.98 2006 261.01 2007 261.16 2008 258.56 2009 255.2 2010 254.09 2011 249.5 2012 251.17 2013 242.63 2014 234.84 2015 231.71 2016 229