Year Deaths 1990 2978.29 1991 3150.22 1992 3357.88 1993 3534.09 1994 3722.53 1995 3917.81 1996 4063.14 1997 4281.34 1998 4448.04 1999 4475.57 2000 4511.09 2001 4601.15 2002 4764.35 2003 4915.42 2004 4975.87 2005 5186.61 2006 5306.29 2007 5473.08 2008 5941.45 2009 6395.55 2010 6669.15 2011 6863.89 2012 6961.78 2013 7167.78 2014 7302.63 2015 7331.54 2016 7439.17