Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 5.55 1956 6.04 1957 9.06 1958 7.05 1959 5.27 1960 5.82 1961 8.81 1962 6.65 1963 6.91 1964 6.43 1965 9.61 1966 7.92 1967 6.91 1968 7.12 1969 7.02 1970 8.85 1971 8.973 1972 11.926 1973 11.259 1974 12.862 1975 14.005 1976 13.858 1977 16.111 1978 15.854 1979 18.897 1980 21.6 1981 18.463 1982 20.506 1983 21.409 1984 21.642 1985 20.985 1986 25.338 1987 22.931 1988 24.344 1989 25.677 1996 23.9 1997 22.61 1998 22.28 1999 21.38 2000 20.23 2001 19.99 2002 19.78 2003 19.68 2004 19.2 2005 18.91 2006 18.61 2007 18.41 2008 18.29 2009 17.62 2010 17.1 2011 16.92 2012 16.57 2013 16.07 2014 15.84 2015 15.61 2016 15.38