Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 25.23 1991 25.02 1992 24.73 1993 25.51 1994 25.52 1995 26.07 1996 26.12 1997 25.85 1998 25.88 1999 26.02 2000 26.01 2001 26.12 2002 25.48 2003 25.24 2004 24.55 2005 24.49 2006 24.46 2007 24.02 2008 23.61 2009 23.19 2010 23.11 2011 23.25 2012 23.36 2013 23.32 2014 23.15 2015 22.89 2016 22.7