Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 24.09 1991 25.48 1992 25.61 1993 25.43 1994 25.29 1995 25.62 1996 25.14 1997 24.49 1998 23.87 1999 24.14 2000 24.17 2001 24.7 2002 24.98 2003 25.3 2004 25.07 2005 24.45 2006 23.99 2007 23.02 2008 22.75 2009 22.55 2010 22.6 2011 22.32 2012 22.19 2013 21.84 2014 21.93 2015 21.82 2016 21.74