Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 27.98 1956 29.53 1957 33.53 1958 32.46 1959 27.1 1960 29.7 1961 33.03 1962 32.36 1963 32.8 1964 29.68 1965 31.24 1966 34.07 1967 31.57 1968 31.04 1969 29.15 1970 32.039 1971 29.658 1972 28.927 1973 29.486 1974 28.295 1975 28.104 1976 28.483 1977 26.382 1978 27.061 1979 25.82 1980 26.849 1981 26.158 1982 25.837 1983 27.686 1985 23.775 1986 23.004 1987 25.143 1988 24.842 1989 23.411 1990 25.98 1991 25.92 1992 25.7 1993 25.65 1994 25 1995 23.65 1996 21.88 1997 20.54 1998 20.77 1999 20.28 2000 20.38 2001 19.83 2002 19.2 2003 19.25 2004 17.91 2005 17.23 2006 17.64 2007 17.8 2008 17.4 2009 16.94 2010 15.71 2011 15.46 2012 15.52 2013 14.97 2014 15.09 2015 15.14 2016 15.14