Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 23.5 1951 23.23 1952 23.62 1953 23.07 1954 23.48 1955 23.4 1956 23.46 1957 23.41 1958 23.85 1959 23.05 1960 23.76 1961 24.02 1962 23.99 1963 24.16 1964 25.02 1965 24.37 1966 24.44 1967 25.04 1968 25.23 1969 26.07 1970 26.28 1971 27.053 1972 27.666 1973 28.669 1974 28.202 1975 29.445 1976 29.888 1977 30.391 1978 30.994 1979 31.337 1980 32.17 1981 32.903 1982 33.076 1983 33.599 1984 34.752 1985 35.075 1986 35.738 1987 35.861 1988 36.114 1989 36.867 1990 36.15 1991 35.85 1992 35.47 1993 35.2 1994 34.52 1995 33.86 1996 33.05 1997 32.33 1998 31.67 1999 31.11 2000 30.28 2001 29.76 2002 29.19 2003 28.56 2004 27.79 2005 27.13 2006 26.41 2007 25.72 2008 25.16 2009 24.51 2010 24.09 2011 23.78 2012 23.62 2013 23.46 2014 23.27 2015 23.05 2016 22.93