Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 9.14 1952 10.06 1953 10.33 1954 10.87 1955 11.74 1956 12.9 1957 13.3 1958 14.41 1959 13.84 1960 15.16 1961 14.78 1962 15.06 1963 15.84 1964 15.01 1965 15.44 1966 15.81 1967 16.14 1968 16.37 1969 15.7 1970 15.27 1971 16.019 1972 17.018 1973 17.987 1974 19.296 1975 19.745 1976 20.784 1977 20.713 1978 21.382 1979 22.421 1980 23.56 1981 24.739 1982 25.608 1983 26.877 1984 27.466 1985 29.235 1986 30.484 1987 31.263 1988 32.412 1989 33.211 1990 33.9 1991 33.89 1992 33.85 1993 33.71 1994 33.2 1995 32.84 1996 32.5 1997 31.93 1998 32.09 1999 32.27 2000 32.1 2001 31.98 2002 31.8 2003 31.43 2004 30.46 2005 29.17 2006 28.24 2007 27.29 2008 26.16 2009 25.13 2010 24.22 2011 23.45 2012 22.98 2013 22.63 2014 22.68 2015 22.78 2016 22.86