Year Deaths per 100,000 1967 22.14 1968 25.41 1969 19.09 1970 20.62 1971 22.063 1972 21.746 1973 22.859 1974 20.552 1975 21.435 1976 19.108 1977 18.701 1978 20.804 1979 23.977 1980 16.37 1981 22.463 1982 19.176 1983 21.939 1984 20.662 1985 18.295 1986 17.068 1987 20.121 1988 16.484 1989 19.457 1990 20.95 1991 19.92 1992 19.65 1993 18.96 1994 18.2 1995 17.56 1996 17.27 1997 16.52 1998 15.67 1999 15.12 2000 14.37 2001 13.63 2002 13.07 2003 12.71 2004 12.16 2005 11.56 2006 10.98 2007 10.58 2008 10.2 2009 9.98 2010 9.83 2011 9.45 2012 8.93 2013 8.47 2014 8.59 2015 8.46 2016 8.32