Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 20.1 1951 19.39 1952 21.02 1953 20.98 1954 20.47 1955 20.39 1956 19.74 1957 19.11 1958 18.97 1959 19.87 1960 18.75 1961 19.92 1962 18.1 1963 19.56 1964 19.76 1965 18.44 1966 19.01 1967 19.41 1968 19.18 1969 19.31 1970 19.56 1971 20.8415 1972 20.123 1973 20.8045 1974 20.846 1975 20.8375 1976 21.839 1977 22.2105 1978 20.942 1979 20.9335 1980 21.385 1981 22.2865 1982 23.148 1983 23.6495 1984 24.541 1985 24.7025 1986 24.024 1987 25.0155 1988 25.177 1989 25.7885 1990 25.3 1991 25.14 1992 24.94 1993 24.91 1994 24.99 1995 24.64 1996 24.18 1997 23.68 1998 23.02 1999 22.34 2000 21.82 2001 21.48 2002 21.21 2003 20.71 2004 20.23 2005 19.74 2006 19.37 2007 19.09 2008 18.84 2009 18.55 2010 18.26 2011 18.03 2012 17.76 2013 17.52 2014 17.53 2015 17.6 2016 17.62