Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 17.81 1951 17.65 1952 18.3 1953 19.58 1954 19.51 1955 17.39 1956 20.95 1957 20.8 1958 18.49 1959 20.76 1960 19.79 1961 19.09 1962 20.77 1963 22.07 1964 22.57 1965 21.44 1966 19.88 1967 22.94 1968 22.26 1969 25.37 1970 21.92 1971 25.541 1972 24.522 1973 27.283 1974 27.584 1975 27.475 1976 28.766 1977 27.027 1978 29.728 1979 28.259 1980 32.25 1981 28.881 1982 33.532 1983 30.743 1984 31.454 1985 32.715 1986 33.356 1987 33.727 1988 34.938 1989 37.999 1990 33.72 1991 33.45 1992 33.56 1993 32.94 1994 32.4 1995 31.83 1996 30.81 1997 30.43 1998 30.07 1999 30.34 2000 30.08 2001 29.07 2002 27.64 2003 27.29 2004 27.1 2005 26.89 2006 26.15 2007 25.12 2008 25.48 2009 24.99 2010 23.9 2011 23.79 2012 23.48 2013 22.94 2014 22.38 2015 22.24 2016 22.1