Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 46.26 1956 48.35 1957 47.89 1958 47.95 1959 49.79 1960 46.8 1961 45.71 1962 45.7 1963 42.61 1964 43.75 1965 41.75 1966 43.27 1967 41.11 1968 41.75 1969 41.13 1970 41.24 1971 40.3875 1972 39.575 1973 38.5325 1974 38.38 1975 37.4775 1976 38.015 1977 37.4125 1978 36.54 1979 36.3775 1980 35.035 1981 35.3525 1982 34.59 1983 33.4575 1984 33.705 1985 31.9025 1986 31.57 1987 31.6275 1988 32.605 1989 32.0325 1990 32.89 1991 32.61 1992 32.02 1993 31.42 1994 30.22 1995 28.78 1996 27.96 1997 27.04 1998 26.17 1999 25.18 2000 24.31 2001 23.65 2002 22.84 2003 22.15 2004 21.44 2005 20.73 2006 20.46 2007 19.98 2008 19.28 2009 18.78 2010 17.91 2011 17.24 2012 16.74 2013 16.11 2014 15.71 2015 15.46 2016 15.29