Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 29.6 1956 28.21 1957 29.69 1958 30.36 1959 30.02 1960 30.88 1961 32.33 1962 33.03 1963 33.72 1964 35.47 1965 34.49 1966 35.53 1967 34.84 1968 35.82 1969 35.64 1970 36.28 1971 39.6705 1972 36.091 1973 37.1715 1974 39.992 1975 39.7525 1976 38.103 1977 39.0935 1978 36.484 1979 36.8345 1980 38.405 1981 37.1555 1982 37.636 1983 36.3165 1984 37.187 1985 37.7075 1986 37.018 1987 37.0385 1988 37.069 1989 38.1795 1990 39.33 1991 37.92 1992 36.91 1993 36.1 1994 35.1 1995 34.7 1996 33.92 1997 32.81 1998 31.99 1999 31.61 2000 30.59 2001 29.76 2002 28.89 2003 28.08 2004 27.25 2005 26.72 2006 25.83 2007 24.94 2008 24.39 2009 23.43 2010 22.68 2011 22.07 2012 21.58 2013 20.88 2014 20.22 2015 20.1 2016 19.89