Year Deaths per 100,000 1959 36.1 1960 38.81 1961 41.54 1962 43.05 1963 44.43 1964 45.12 1965 44.08 1966 42.82 1967 41.79 1968 42.7 1969 40.27 1970 39.84 1971 38.7625 1972 38.225 1973 37.3975 1974 37.6 1975 37.6925 1976 37.645 1977 37.1175 1978 36.07 1979 35.1925 1980 35.555 1981 35.2775 1982 34.17 1983 34.4225 1984 34.035 1985 33.8675 1986 33.68 1987 34.2525 1988 33.135 1989 32.2375 1990 32.86 1991 32.8 1992 31.62 1993 30.03 1994 29.37 1995 29.01 1996 27.59 1997 27.22 1998 26.6 1999 26.95 2000 25.48 2001 24.49 2002 23.72 2003 23.25 2004 22.97 2005 22.38 2006 21.9 2007 21.55 2008 20.99 2009 20.37 2010 19.83 2011 19.16 2012 18.78 2013 18.2 2014 17.22 2015 16.78 2016 16.39