Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 24.51 1952 24.37 1953 24.86 1954 24.98 1955 24.15 1956 23.83 1957 24.49 1958 23.92 1959 24.54 1960 23.89 1961 24.86 1962 24.62 1963 25.26 1964 23.87 1965 24.33 1966 25.84 1967 24.33 1968 24.15 1969 25.18 1970 26.63 1971 26.2765 1972 28.833 1973 27.0695 1974 28.276 1975 28.3325 1976 31.939 1977 30.0155 1978 29.622 1979 30.2285 1980 32.445 1981 31.7515 1982 31.618 1983 33.5845 1984 35.221 1985 36.2575 1986 37.504 1987 37.7405 1988 38.887 1989 39.0635 1990 38.41 1991 38.5 1992 38.85 1993 38.8 1994 38.36 1995 38.38 1996 38.05 1997 37.42 1998 36.54 1999 36.1 2000 35.09 2001 34.68 2002 34.49 2003 33.44 2004 32.77 2005 32.16 2006 31.63 2007 31.08 2008 30.46 2009 30.22 2010 29.48 2011 28.49 2012 27.55 2013 26.67 2014 25.93 2015 25.55 2016 25.21