Year Deaths per 100,000 1953 7.2 1954 7.53 1955 7.46 1956 8.22 1957 8.09 1958 8.36 1959 8.38 1960 7.46 1961 8.19 1962 9.21 1963 8.72 1964 9.18 1965 9.08 1966 8.89 1967 8.7 1968 9.75 1969 9.5 1970 9.67 1971 9.92 1972 9.56 1973 10.51 1974 11.14 1975 11.72 1976 10.34 1977 10.98 1978 11.82 1979 11.69 1980 11.49 1981 11.75 1982 11.3 1983 12.53 1984 12.86 1985 12.25 1986 13.17 1987 13.14 1988 13.29 1989 14.11 1990 13.48 1991 13.81