Year Deaths per 100,000 1981 47.58625 1982 45.5525 1985 44.96875 1986 48.985 1987 47.58125 1988 50.2975 1989 49.92375 1990 50.57 1991 49.34 1992 48.9 1993 48.46 1994 48.82 1995 48.91 1996 47.51 1997 45.67 1998 43.67 1999 42.69 2000 41.5 2001 40.68 2002 39.7 2003 39.3 2004 39.94 2005 40.14 2006 39.55 2007 38.61 2008 36.44 2009 34.71 2010 33.34 2011 31.68 2012 29.92 2013 27.85 2014 25.89 2015 24.67 2016 24.76