Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 22.99 1951 23.1 1952 24.13 1953 21.76 1954 21.64 1955 23.65 1956 19.54 1957 23.43 1958 22.78 1959 21.16 1960 20.06 1961 25.68 1962 21.83 1963 22.81 1964 23.91 1965 24.41 1966 22.45 1967 24.92 1968 24.61 1969 23.23 1970 25.56 1971 25.6685 1972 22.537 1973 25.6355 1974 26.064 1975 24.0725 1976 25.431 1977 26.0995 1978 24.528 1979 26.6865 1980 27.415 1981 25.7035 1982 27.832 1983 28.5205 1984 25.669 1985 28.2175 1986 26.746 1987 30.3745 1988 28.823 1989 28.8015 1990 29.95 1991 29.51 1992 28.89 1993 28.44 1994 28.51 1995 28.71 1996 28.85 1997 28.17 1998 27.77 1999 27.44 2000 26.8 2001 26.71 2002 26.4 2003 25.94 2004 25.61 2005 25.01 2006 24.54 2007 24.04 2008 23.74 2009 23.5 2010 22.99 2011 22.61 2012 22.46 2013 22.28 2014 22.03 2015 22.05 2016 22.04