Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 23.3166 1951 24.5641 1952 24.945 1953 24.8224 1954 22.9607 1955 24.5217 1956 25.0177 1957 23.979 1958 22.473 1959 22.6796 1960 22.4678 1961 22.025 1962 23.1163 1963 24.2339 1964 25.6512 1965 26.3879 1966 28.0711 1967 27.5297 1968 28.0835 1969 28.1106 1970 26.9614 1971 26.253 1972 26.7108 1973 26.0278 1974 21.4248 1975 20.6498 1976 20.7888 1977 21.5709 1978 22.548 1979 26.4815 1980 25.9158 1981 24.8325 1982 22.2403 1983 21.4216 1984 21.9487 1985 21.6143 1986 22.3252 1987 22.2919 1988 22.4201 1989 21.5216 1990 20.9252 1991 19.544 1992 18.2 1993 18.5133 1994 18.6359 1995 18.7825 1996 18.7048 1997 18.4781 1998 18.1823 1999 14.9867 2000 14.718 2001 14.6676 2002 15.0204 2003 14.6984 2004 14.5597 2005 14.4929 2006 14.3415 2007 13.7013