Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 24.46 1991 24.15 1992 24.03 1993 23.8 1994 23.79 1995 23.69 1996 23.8 1997 23.3 1998 23.06 1999 22.71 2000 22.41 2001 22.27 2002 21.7 2003 21.26 2004 21.06 2005 20.61 2006 20.23 2007 19.87 2008 19.67 2009 19.46 2010 19.25 2011 19.08 2012 18.91 2013 18.76 2014 18.57 2015 18.39 2016 18.25