Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 43.2 1956 41.33 1957 44.18 1958 40.53 1959 37.95 1960 41.48 1961 39.09 1962 37.81 1963 39.48 1964 38.64 1965 33.71 1966 31.94 1967 31.68 1968 32.01 1969 33.85 1970 31.45 1971 31.0735 1972 29.537 1973 29.1905 1974 28.174 1975 26.5075 1976 24.421 1977 23.6445 1978 22.918 1979 23.8115 1980 23.185 1981 21.8385 1982 20.432 1983 20.6055 1984 20.159 1985 20.1325 1986 20.166 1987 19.7895 1988 20.573 1989 20.9265 1990 21.48 1991 20.21 1992 19.53 1993 19.17 1994 18.94 1995 18.74 1996 18.27 1997 18.04 1998 17.77 1999 17.27 2000 16.66 2001 16.19 2002 15.91 2003 15.49 2004 15.06 2005 14.6 2006 13.87 2007 13.33 2008 12.85 2009 12.73 2010 12.62 2011 12.35 2012 12.18 2013 11.71 2014 11.23 2015 10.97 2016 10.79