Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 2.39 1956 2.59 1957 2.88 1958 2.83 1959 3.3 1960 3.21 1961 3.32 1962 3 1963 3.26 1964 3.19 1965 3.35 1966 3.72 1967 3.72 1968 3.58 1969 3.35 1970 3.65 1971 3.9195 1972 4.079 1973 4.3085 1974 4.038 1975 4.2775 1976 4.687 1977 4.9865 1978 4.926 1979 5.5155 1980 5.585 1981 5.8645 1982 5.704 1983 6.4235 1984 6.663 1985 6.9925 1986 7.272 1987 7.2715 1988 7.401 1989 7.4105 1990 7.6 1991 7.54 1992 7.59 1993 7.61 1994 7.63 1995 7.62 1996 7.52 1997 7.5 1998 7.35 1999 7.18 2000 6.99 2001 6.88 2002 6.89 2003 6.85 2004 6.74 2005 6.7 2006 6.52 2007 6.34 2008 6.28 2009 6.24 2010 6.05 2011 5.96 2012 5.91 2013 6.02 2014 6.04 2015 5.98 2016 6.04