Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 2.44 1956 3.68 1957 4.83 1958 5.05 1959 5.45 1960 5.37 1961 5.93 1962 6.45 1963 6.9 1964 7.88 1965 7.69 1966 7.38 1967 7.9 1968 8.04 1969 7.69 1970 9.34 1971 9.346 1972 10.192 1973 11.228 1974 11.314 1975 11.82 1976 12.836 1977 12.862 1978 13.358 1979 14.144 1980 14.81 1981 15.166 1982 16.582 1983 16.858 1984 17.704 1985 18.65 1986 18.686 1987 19.622 1988 20.258 1989 20.584 1990 20.41 1991 19.68 1992 19.38 1993 19.05 1994 18.46 1995 18.12 1996 17.51 1997 17.03 1998 16.46 1999 15.75 2000 14.82 2001 14.16 2002 13.69 2003 13.29 2004 12.64 2005 12.32 2006 11.72 2007 11.18 2008 10.95 2009 10.88 2010 10.27 2011 9.8 2012 9.55 2013 9.55 2014 9.42 2015 9.02 2016 8.96