Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 3.16 1956 2.82 1957 3.83 1958 3.44 1959 3.28 1960 3.69 1961 4.14 1962 3.34 1963 3.9 1964 4.01 1965 4.14 1966 4.34 1967 5.08 1968 5.05 1969 4.64 1970 4.78 1971 5.165 1972 5.56 1973 5.735 1974 5.73 1975 5.425 1976 5.7 1977 5.975 1978 5.7 1979 5.915 1980 6.19 1981 6.235 1982 6.23 1983 5.965 1984 6.65 1985 5.665 1986 6.38 1987 6.155 1988 6.18 1989 5.885 1990 6.04 1991 5.78 1992 5.56 1993 5.31 1994 5.06 1995 4.86 1996 4.57 1997 4.37 1998 4.18 1999 4.1 2000 3.97 2001 3.85 2002 3.85 2003 3.81 2004 3.71 2005 3.68 2006 3.56 2007 3.47 2008 3.36 2009 3.32 2010 3.21 2011 3.22 2012 3.21 2013 3.13 2014 3.08 2015 3.01 2016 2.96