Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 1.43 1956 1.99 1957 2.64 1958 3.28 1959 4.59 1960 4.57 1961 5.03 1962 3.92 1963 4.99 1964 4.94 1965 5.34 1966 5.55 1967 5.59 1968 5.67 1969 6.21 1970 6.51 1971 6.334 1972 6.968 1973 6.892 1974 6.976 1975 7.14 1976 7.324 1977 6.908 1978 7.702 1979 8.506 1980 9.37 1981 9.154 1982 10.088 1983 9.392 1984 8.916 1985 9.57 1986 9.504 1987 10.078 1988 9.322 1989 9.656 1990 9.7 1991 9.63 1992 9.55 1993 9.42 1994 9.23 1995 9.01 1996 8.95 1997 8.7 1998 8.35 1999 8.24 2000 8.06 2001 7.97 2002 7.75 2003 7.51 2004 7.46 2005 7.4 2006 7.32 2007 7.2 2008 7.04 2009 6.87 2010 6.67 2011 6.51 2012 6.4 2013 6.27 2014 6.23 2015 6.2 2016 6.13