Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 7.85 1956 7.15 1957 8.15 1958 9.14 1959 8.72 1960 10.49 1961 9.01 1962 9.52 1963 10.99 1964 11.56 1965 10.6 1966 13.63 1967 12.23 1968 13.73 1969 13.3 1970 15.38 1971 15.228 1972 15.726 1973 17.184 1974 17.422 1975 17.02 1976 16.798 1977 16.486 1978 17.184 1979 17.722 1980 18.07 1981 16.968 1982 17.586 1983 17.374 1984 17.392 1985 18.71 1986 18.188 1987 18.886 1988 18.494 1989 18.592 1990 19.18 1991 18.17 1992 17.31 1993 17.12 1994 16.81 1995 16.39 1996 15.68 1997 14.9 1998 14.39 1999 13.75 2000 13.07 2001 12.6 2002 12.14 2003 11.74 2004 11.32 2005 10.91 2006 10.44 2007 9.96 2008 9.51 2009 9.37 2010 9.15 2011 8.9 2012 8.66 2013 8.36 2014 8.02 2015 7.85 2016 7.73