Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 13.24 1951 13.04 1952 13.51 1953 13.55 1954 13.86 1955 13.83 1956 14.02 1957 14.04 1958 13.56 1959 13.26 1960 13.34 1961 13.6 1962 13.58 1963 13.61 1964 13.44 1965 13.54 1966 13.35 1967 13.47 1968 13.7 1969 13.43 1970 13.49 1971 14.219 1972 14.848 1973 15.627 1974 16.156 1975 16.575 1976 17.514 1977 18.073 1978 18.862 1979 19.421 1980 20.12 1981 20.669 1982 21.278 1983 22.097 1984 22.566 1985 23.065 1986 24.064 1987 24.583 1988 25.372 1989 26.411 1990 27.62 1991 27.78 1992 27.82 1993 27.8 1994 27.58 1995 27.18 1996 26.4 1997 25.39 1998 24.63 1999 23.91 2000 23.14 2001 22.45 2002 21.79 2003 21.04 2004 20.35 2005 19.7 2006 19.02 2007 18.5 2008 18.04 2009 17.6 2010 17.28 2011 16.91 2012 16.62 2013 16.5 2014 16.54 2015 16.8 2016 16.98