Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 17.0031 1951 19.3824 1952 20.816 1953 21.6563 1954 19.4731 1955 20.1481 1956 23.0291 1957 23.3256 1958 21.597 1959 22.1726 1960 21.8547 1961 22.4965 1962 24.7714 1963 25.0065 1964 26.6514 1965 27.1555 1966 28.1316 1967 27.8642 1968 27.0356 1969 27.4752 1970 25.0179 1971 26.318 1972 28.5283 1973 28.9231 1974 27.3943 1975 24.9612 1976 21.5899 1977 21.4897 1978 20.896 1979 27.7832 1980 25.8115 1981 24.684 1982 19.2839 1983 19.263 1984 18.6698 1985 18.6506 1986 18.0126 1987 18.8479 1988 17.8554 1989 18.4637 1990 16.2981 1991 15.2642 1992 13.8618 1993 14.0251 1994 12.8193 1995 12.97 1996 12.0242 1997 11.8835 1998 11.0674 1999 11.3282 2000 8.5426 2001 8.1498 2002 8.4693 2003 8.1272 2004 7.9167 2005 8.3706