Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 24.62 1991 24.51 1992 23.97 1993 23.7 1994 23.95 1995 24.16 1996 24.29 1997 24.43 1998 24.48 1999 24.47 2000 24.45 2001 24.39 2002 24.38 2003 24.24 2004 24.12 2005 23.99 2006 23.82 2007 23.71 2008 23.58 2009 23.39 2010 23.33 2011 23.18 2012 23.15 2013 23.1 2014 23.08 2015 23.11 2016 23.08