Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 7.8 1956 6.78 1957 8.14 1958 7.58 1959 8.37 1960 8.82 1961 9.04 1962 9.71 1963 10.3 1964 10.29 1965 10.93 1966 12.63 1967 11.16 1968 13 1969 13.22 1970 14.06 1971 15.743 1972 15.776 1973 17.139 1974 17.302 1975 19.885 1976 20.848 1977 21.561 1978 24.454 1979 25.897 1980 27.63 1981 27.353 1982 28.966 1983 30.119 1984 31.472 1985 34.105 1986 34.848 1987 36.921 1988 36.254 1989 36.387 1990 39.11 1991 39.6 1992 40.06 1993 41.63 1994 42.12 1995 43.14 1996 43.81 1997 43.59 1998 43.85 1999 43.78 2000 43.54 2001 43.48 2002 43.78 2003 44.27 2004 44.15 2005 44.82 2006 44.81 2007 44.22 2008 43.69 2009 43.41 2010 43.38 2011 42.55 2012 41.97 2013 41.3 2014 39.76 2015 38.95 2016 38.25