Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 24.89 1991 24.77 1992 25.17 1993 25.21 1994 26.09 1995 27.93 1996 27.33 1997 27.1 1998 26.33 1999 25.54 2000 25.27 2001 24.6 2002 23.94 2003 22.92 2004 22.25 2005 21.5 2006 21.14 2007 20.6 2008 20.03 2009 19.51 2010 19.35 2011 19.1 2012 18.83 2013 18.65 2014 18.52 2015 18.41 2016 18.33