Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 22.4 1951 22.18 1952 22.62 1953 23.35 1954 22.83 1955 22.21 1956 22.37 1957 23.2 1958 22.68 1959 22.88 1960 23.51 1961 23.39 1962 23.58 1963 24.29 1964 23.56 1965 24.12 1966 22.83 1967 24.68 1968 23.44 1969 23.84 1970 23.32 1971 23.718 1972 24.706 1973 24.504 1974 24.802 1975 24.84 1976 24.598 1977 25.486 1978 24.934 1979 25.432 1980 25.6 1981 25.988 1982 26.216 1983 26.804 1984 27.312 1985 28.34 1986 28.648 1987 28.646 1988 28.644 1989 28.852 1990 29.12 1991 29.04 1992 28.95 1993 28.85 1994 28.63 1995 28.17 1996 27.88 1997 27.38 1998 26.76 1999 26.07 2000 25.42 2001 24.9 2002 24.53 2003 24.11 2004 23.44 2005 22.77 2006 22.15 2007 21.75 2008 21.29 2009 20.85 2010 20.47 2011 20.13 2012 19.97 2013 19.97 2014 19.92 2015 19.98 2016 19.82