Year Deaths per 100,000 1965 1.6 1966 1.36 1967 2.41 1968 2.42 1969 1.91 1970 1.57 1971 2.778 1972 2.556 1973 2.244 1974 2.982 1975 3.02 1976 2.968 1977 3.626 1978 3.494 1979 4.652 1980 4.33 1981 4.898 1982 4.966 1983 5.754 1984 6.532 1985 6.57 1986 6.748 1987 6.266 1988 6.004 1989 7.202 1990 6.7 1991 6.75 1992 6.87 1993 7.11 1994 7.27 1995 7.35 1996 7.43 1997 7.33 1998 7.13 1999 6.8 2000 6.56 2001 6.34 2002 6.16 2003 6.01 2004 5.85 2005 5.77 2006 5.69 2007 5.49 2008 5.41 2009 5.3 2010 5.16 2011 5.03 2012 4.89 2013 4.9 2014 4.87 2015 4.86 2016 4.86