Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 2.22 1952 2.35 1953 2.33 1954 2.76 1955 2.75 1956 3.12 1957 3.51 1958 3.24 1959 3.3 1960 3.91 1961 3.47 1962 3.66 1963 3.71 1964 3.55 1965 3.71 1966 3.84 1967 4.15 1968 3.98 1969 3.88 1970 4.09 1971 4.2165 1972 4.153 1973 4.3495 1974 4.566 1975 4.6325 1976 4.389 1977 4.8955 1978 4.862 1979 4.9585 1980 5.105 1981 5.1815 1982 5.148 1983 5.4945 1984 5.191 1985 5.5175 1986 5.594 1987 5.8305 1988 5.697 1989 5.8235 1990 5.99 1991 6 1992 5.97 1993 5.99 1994 6 1995 6.02 1996 6.1 1997 6.25 1998 6.41 1999 6.58 2000 6.79 2001 6.98 2002 7.25 2003 7.55 2004 7.86 2005 8.18 2006 8.43 2007 8.7 2008 8.99 2009 9.26 2010 9.58 2011 9.69 2012 9.82 2013 9.85 2014 9.77 2015 9.59 2016 9.49