Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 7.61 1956 8.46 1957 8.19 1958 8.94 1959 9.91 1960 10.6 1961 11.42 1962 11.67 1963 10.86 1964 12.09 1965 13.86 1966 12.8 1967 13.65 1968 12.64 1969 15.09 1970 14.6 1971 15.627 1972 15.934 1973 16.531 1974 18.908 1975 18.655 1976 19.402 1977 19.619 1978 20.646 1979 20.433 1980 20.66 1981 20.647 1982 22.564 1983 21.941 1984 23.328 1985 24.055 1986 25.852 1987 25.159 1988 25.636 1989 27.243 1990 26.94 1991 27.12 1992 27.46 1993 27.76 1994 27.96 1995 28.57 1996 29.09 1997 29.03 1998 28.49 1999 28.04 2000 27.71 2001 27.04 2002 26.31 2003 25.77 2004 25.19 2005 24.43 2006 24.1 2007 23.72 2008 23.4 2009 23.1 2010 22.87 2011 22.51 2012 22.12 2013 22.05 2014 21.93 2015 21.7 2016 21.72