Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 7.02 1956 7.93 1957 8.69 1958 8.89 1959 8.82 1960 8.98 1961 8.77 1962 8.6 1963 8.91 1964 7.62 1965 9.21 1966 11.3 1967 8.86 1968 11.86 1969 10.37 1970 11.23 1971 11.841 1972 11.532 1973 12.863 1974 11.264 1975 12.105 1976 13.056 1977 12.027 1978 12.918 1979 12.819 1980 13.53 1981 13.631 1982 14.472 1983 14.633 1984 14.524 1985 15.215 1986 14.326 1987 15.537 1988 15.508 1989 14.999 1990 16.07 1991 15.56 1992 15.1 1993 15.21 1994 15.49 1995 15.77 1996 15.7 1997 15.38 1998 15.44 1999 15.23 2000 15.07 2001 14.93 2002 14.83 2003 14.68 2004 14.63 2005 14.51 2006 14.15 2007 13.79 2008 13.53 2009 13.66 2010 13.7 2011 13.6 2012 13.54 2013 13.32 2014 12.99 2015 12.72 2016 12.59