Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 22.42 1956 19.87 1957 21.05 1958 22.94 1959 21.23 1960 22.93 1963 20.15 1964 21.48 1965 21.81 1966 19.2 1967 23.36 1968 22.58 1969 24.63 1970 23.7145 1971 26.819 1972 25.7435 1973 25.208 1974 27.4325 1975 26.117 1976 27.7015 1977 28.146 1978 27.8005 1980 29.505 1981 29.6695 1982 27.744 1983 30.7685 1984 31.713 1985 31.2975 1986 33.182 1987 31.0865 1988 35.281 1989 33.2255 1990 34.57 1991 35.58 1992 34.63 1993 34.01 1994 33.41 1995 33.29 1996 33.25 1997 33.33 1998 33.47 1999 32.94 2000 32.39 2001 31.73 2002 31.68 2003 31.31 2004 31.13 2005 31.02 2006 30.77 2007 30.13 2008 29.31 2009 28.92 2010 28.5 2011 28.18 2012 27.78 2013 27.68 2014 27.19 2015 26.85 2016 26.47