Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 8.86 1956 8.35 1957 7.94 1958 8.33 1959 9.88 1960 9.67 1961 9.43 1962 10.38 1963 11.12 1964 11.8 1965 11.67 1966 13.03 1967 12.48 1968 13.55 1969 13.65 1970 13.99 1971 16.191 1972 15.092 1973 16.563 1974 17.224 1975 17.785 1976 18.626 1977 19.757 1978 20.908 1979 21.539 1980 22.92 1981 22.561 1982 23.882 1983 23.643 1984 25.444 1985 25.865 1986 25.976 1987 27.307 1988 29.348 1989 29.849 1990 30.9 1991 31.25 1992 31.34 1993 31.97 1994 32.32 1995 33.01 1996 33.74 1997 33.86 1998 33.8 1999 33.51 2000 32.81 2001 31.65 2002 30.89 2003 30.15 2004 29.31 2005 28.79 2006 28.09 2007 27.42 2008 26.88 2009 26.29 2010 25.86 2011 25.36 2012 25.08 2013 24.61 2014 24.27 2015 24.49 2016 24.55