Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 37.83 1956 35.77 1957 39.6 1958 37.97 1959 39.62 1960 35.46 1963 37.28 1964 32.92 1965 37.81 1966 36.36 1967 35.27 1968 33.99 1969 31.43 1970 33.229 1971 36.778 1972 35.707 1973 34.916 1974 34.025 1975 31.744 1976 35.063 1977 31.962 1978 33.531 1980 32.17 1981 31.049 1982 30.608 1983 29.967 1984 32.306 1985 34.545 1986 34.834 1987 33.273 1988 36.322 1989 38.301 1990 37.59 1991 39.36 1992 37.65 1993 36.61 1994 35.79 1995 34.98 1996 34.68 1997 34.07 1998 33.52 1999 32.87 2000 32.06 2001 31.84 2002 31.22 2003 31.04 2004 30.34 2005 29.72 2006 29.23 2007 29.12 2008 28.01 2009 27.56 2010 27.53 2011 27.35 2012 27.11 2013 26.48 2014 25.71 2015 25.42 2016 25.14