Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 6.27 1956 6.29 1957 7.32 1958 7.97 1959 8.64 1960 8.84 1961 9.13 1962 7.5 1963 7.31 1964 7.1 1965 8.3 1966 9.62 1967 9.31 1968 10.31 1969 9.1 1970 8.78 1971 10.6725 1972 11.025 1973 12.3375 1974 13.04 1975 12.7425 1976 13.695 1977 13.9475 1978 13.75 1979 14.5825 1980 14.845 1981 15.7075 1982 16.44 1983 17.4825 1984 18.675 1985 19.2775 1986 18.93 1987 20.9525 1988 21.155 1989 22.2775 1990 23.34 1991 23.83 1992 24.67 1993 25.64 1994 26.99 1995 28.64 1996 29.95 1997 30.64 1998 31.11 1999 31.2 2000 30.97 2001 30.65 2002 30.64 2003 30.71 2004 30.65 2005 30.33 2006 30.15 2007 29.9 2008 29.6 2009 29.97 2010 30.48 2011 30.35 2012 30.23 2013 30.01 2014 29.54 2015 29.44 2016 29.41