Year Deaths per 100,000 1953 6.9029 1954 7.8842 1955 8.781 1956 10.5289 1957 10.6531 1958 10.1759 1959 14.1648 1960 13.8779 1961 13.8552 1962 13.252 1963 13.3649 1964 15.9552 1965 15.4836 1966 15.9687 1967 17.0617 1968 21.3766 1969 23.3908 1970 20.1298 1971 20.7952 1972 19.9046 1973 19.2132 1974 17.5526 1975 17.6801 1976 18.3752 1977 17.0429 1978 16.9823 1979 20.4041 1980 19.3574 1981 18.6668 1982 16.9652 1983 17.4378 1984 16.711 1985 17.415 1986 15.9288 1987 15.1275 1988 15.9096 1989 17.0677 1990 20.2143 1991 20.3266