Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 24.06 1991 24.43 1992 24.61 1993 25.28 1994 25.49 1995 25.5 1996 24.49 1997 23.73 1998 23.08 1999 22.87 2000 22.26 2001 21.41 2002 22.35 2003 22.89 2004 22.77 2005 21.66 2006 21.02 2007 20.61 2008 20.5 2009 20.38 2010 19.9 2011 19.77 2012 19.83 2013 19.39 2014 19.79 2015 19.83 2016 19.94