Year Deaths per 100,000 1950 2.78 1951 2.98 1952 2.98 1953 3.73 1954 2.98 1955 2.96 1956 3.47 1957 3.2 1958 3.24 1959 3.31 1960 3.44 1961 3.58 1962 3.83 1963 3.86 1964 4.28 1965 4.19 1966 4.46 1967 5.09 1968 5.04 1969 4.96 1970 6.42 1971 6.9425 1972 6.735 1973 7.5975 1974 7.56 1975 8.1325 1976 9.065 1977 10.3575 1978 10.55 1979 11.0625 1980 11.525 1981 11.5675 1982 12.75 1983 13.8125 1984 13.875 1985 14.2375 1986 14.91 1987 14.5125 1988 16.145 1989 16.6775 1990 16.37 1991 16.61 1992 16.82 1993 17.13 1994 17.47 1995 17.73 1996 17.82 1997 17.88 1998 17.77 1999 17.82 2000 18.04 2001 18.18 2002 18.41 2003 18.41 2004 18.58 2005 18.78 2006 18.86 2007 19.04 2008 19.02 2009 18.98 2010 19.03 2011 18.98 2012 18.96 2013 18.75 2014 18.78 2015 18.72 2016 18.7