Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 19.07 1952 17.24 1953 15.93 1954 18.03 1955 18.57 1956 18.13 1957 16.31 1958 17.79 1959 16.63 1960 17 1961 18.36 1962 15.85 1963 17.54 1964 16.13 1965 18.3 1966 17.82 1967 16.39 1968 19.9 1969 18.93 1970 16.96 1971 17.6455 1972 18.291 1973 18.8765 1974 19.082 1975 18.8475 1976 19.553 1977 21.0285 1978 21.724 1979 21.7195 1980 20.445 1981 21.1105 1982 21.466 1983 20.5315 1984 21.937 1985 22.5925 1986 24.278 1987 23.4335 1988 24.959 1989 24.4745 1990 25.02 1991 25.15 1992 25.31 1993 25.38 1994 25.2 1995 25 1996 25.04 1997 24.73 1998 24.3 1999 23.69 2000 23.36 2001 23.09 2002 22.75 2003 22.07 2004 21.36 2005 20.68 2006 19.97 2007 19.44 2008 18.86 2009 18.56 2010 18.37 2011 18.04 2012 17.73 2013 17.53 2014 17.1 2015 16.9 2016 16.86