Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 0.96 1956 1.09 1957 1.64 1958 1.68 1959 2.35 1960 2.21 1961 2.46 1962 2.91 1963 1.96 1964 0.64 1965 2.46 1966 1.16 1967 1.76 1968 0.7 1969 1.93 1970 1.86 1971 2.189 1972 2.048 1973 4.297 1974 3.516 1975 3.935 1976 3.114 1977 4.213 1978 3.642 1979 4.711 1980 5.52 1981 4.459 1982 6.058 1983 5.677 1984 6.086 1985 5.955 1986 6.624 1987 7.823 1988 5.882 1989 7.161 1996 7.43 1997 7.29 1998 6.94 1999 6.93 2000 7.17 2001 7.05 2002 7.3 2003 7.46 2004 7.45 2005 7.31 2006 6.99 2007 6.65 2008 6.71 2009 6.5 2010 6.29 2011 6.39 2012 6.33 2013 6.6 2014 6.55 2015 6.5 2016 6.44