Year Deaths per 100,000 1990 23.62 1991 22.91 1992 22.44 1993 22.29 1994 22.11 1995 22.1 1996 21.6 1997 21.35 1998 21.17 1999 20.97 2000 21.01 2001 20.79 2002 20.56 2003 20.36 2004 20.11 2005 19.66 2006 19.09 2007 18.82 2008 18.63 2009 18.58 2010 18.44 2011 18.33 2012 18.1 2013 17.89 2014 17.76 2015 17.67 2016 17.57