Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 17.96 1956 17.35 1957 17.77 1958 17.91 1959 17.81 1960 17.38 1961 17.75 1962 18.19 1963 18.44 1964 19.85 1965 20.72 1966 20.53 1967 19.69 1968 20.99 1969 19.34 1970 19.41 1971 20.222 1972 19.284 1973 20.636 1974 20.498 1975 19.59 1976 19.812 1977 20.424 1978 19.146 1979 19.578 1980 19.99 1981 19.382 1982 19.504 1983 19.566 1984 19.988 1985 19.4 1986 18.862 1987 19.494 1988 19.996 1989 20.178 1990 20.54 1991 19.81 1992 18.96 1993 18.35 1994 17.51 1995 17.15 1996 16.65 1997 15.98 1998 15.47 1999 15.18 2000 14.54 2001 13.95 2002 13.39 2003 13.02 2004 12.46 2005 12.18 2006 11.61 2007 11.23 2008 10.85 2009 10.55 2010 10.16 2011 9.86 2012 9.69 2013 9.36 2014 9.1 2015 8.93 2016 8.77