Year Deaths per 100,000 1959 32.08 1960 34.31 1961 38.5 1962 38.64 1963 38.43 1964 35.42 1965 33.98 1966 32.23 1967 29.71 1968 30.1 1969 33.7 1970 30.94 1971 31.27 1972 32.1 1973 31.2 1974 29.43 1975 29.08 1976 30.13 1977 29.86 1978 30.12 1980 28.57 1981 26.53 1982 25.96 1983 24.77 1984 24.19 1985 25.39 1986 24.69 1987 23.83 1988 24.51 1989 24.31 1990 23.51 1991 22.87 1992 23.81 1993 23.93 1994 24.05 1995 24.35 1996 24.07 1997 23.57 1998 22.26 1999 21.29 2000 21.05 2001 21.76 2002 21.94 2003 21.45 2004 20.75 2005 20.3 2006 19.73 2007 19.51 2008 19.93 2009 19.54 2010 19.08 2011 17.65 2012 17.5 2013 17.12 2014 17.33 2015 16.84 2016 16.57