Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 15.49 1952 18.48 1953 19.32 1954 18.95 1955 19.62 1956 18.14 1957 18.79 1958 18.3 1959 18.68 1960 19.59 1961 19.91 1962 19.12 1963 19.09 1964 19.93 1965 17.81 1966 18.66 1967 18.11 1968 18.43 1969 19.13 1970 18.48 1971 19.583 1972 21.376 1973 20.899 1974 21.622 1975 21.605 1976 20.908 1977 21.511 1978 20.464 1979 21.807 1980 22.6 1981 21.723 1982 22.536 1983 22.579 1984 22.802 1985 22.935 1986 22.748 1987 22.971 1988 24.684 1989 23.927 1990 24.45 1991 24.39 1992 24.05 1993 23.85 1994 23.67 1995 23.46 1996 23.15 1997 22.68 1998 22.65 1999 22.64 2000 22.58 2001 22.23 2002 21.9 2003 21.8 2004 22.05 2005 21.49 2006 20.86 2007 20.48 2008 20.22 2009 19.6 2010 18.92 2011 18.59 2012 18.78 2013 18.7 2014 18.42 2015 18.53 2016 18.58