Year Deaths per 100,000 1964 2.33 1965 2.54 1966 2.7 1967 2.2 1968 2.49 1969 2.85 1970 3 1971 2.725 1972 3.4 1973 3.755 1974 3.73 1975 3.775 1976 4.04 1977 4.075 1978 4.48 1979 5.045 1980 4.8 1981 5.255 1982 5.66 1983 5.695 1984 6.02 1985 6.695 1986 6.95 1987 6.925 1988 7.6 1989 8.335 1990 7.85 1991 7.98 1992 8.14 1993 8.3 1994 8.6 1995 8.84 1996 9.07 1997 9.5 1998 9.51 1999 9.73 2000 9.63 2001 9.54 2002 9.43 2003 9.31 2004 9.31 2005 9.17 2006 9.21 2007 9.1 2008 8.83 2009 8.75 2010 8.66 2011 8.4 2012 8.13 2013 7.97 2014 7.76 2015 7.62 2016 7.49