Year Deaths per 100,000 1951 5.02 1952 5.53 1953 5.67 1954 6.21 1955 6.81 1956 7.4 1957 7.59 1958 7.72 1959 7.91 1960 8.07 1961 8.35 1962 9.02 1963 9.08 1964 9.36 1965 9.43 1966 9.22 1967 9.11 1968 9.67 1969 9.89 1970 9.93 1971 10.31 1972 10.8 1973 11.25 1974 11.84 1975 11.97 1976 12.7 1977 12.63 1978 13.31 1979 13.76 1980 13.93 1981 14.51 1982 14.8 1983 15.36 1984 15.71 1985 16.22 1986 16.72 1987 17.07 1988 16.82 1989 16.51 1990 17.29 1991 17.41 1992 17.68 1993 18.18 1994 18.64 1995 18.95 1996 19.41 1997 19.45 1998 19.67 1999 19.62 2000 19.45 2001 19.32 2002 19.22 2003 19.36 2004 18.53 2005 18.37 2006 18.21 2007 17.97 2008 17.62 2009 17.39 2010 17.23 2011 17.03 2012 16.84 2013 16.67 2014 16.68 2015 16.7 2016 16.73