Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 3.66 1956 4.28 1957 4.41 1958 5.58 1959 5.54 1960 5.84 1961 5.71 1962 5.47 1963 5.69 1964 5.98 1965 6.64 1966 6.56 1967 7.55 1968 7.12 1969 6.87 1970 7.45 1971 8.1415 1972 8.683 1973 9.3445 1974 10.026 1975 11.0675 1976 11.759 1977 12.2505 1978 13.672 1979 14.9735 1980 14.575 1981 15.9165 1982 16.628 1983 17.5395 1984 18.261 1985 19.5225 1986 20.094 1987 21.0055 1988 21.507 1989 22.5085 1990 21.8 1991 21.76 1992 21.94 1993 22.1 1994 21.97 1995 21.8 1996 21.2 1997 21 1998 20.63 1999 19.91 2000 19.14 2001 18.67 2002 18.68 2003 18.47 2004 17.86 2005 17.72 2006 16.79 2007 15.97 2008 15.89 2009 15.36 2010 14.85 2011 14.23 2012 13.81 2013 13.76 2014 13.38 2015 12.96 2016 12.88