Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 6.04 1956 6.48 1957 7.59 1958 8.48 1959 7.68 1960 7.98 1961 8.04 1962 8.05 1963 8.33 1964 8.19 1965 8.09 1966 8.29 1967 7.98 1968 7.98 1969 8.53 1970 8.49 1971 8.609 1972 8.818 1973 8.257 1974 8.936 1975 8.955 1976 8.704 1977 8.763 1978 8.992 1979 9.051 1980 8.75 1981 9.309 1982 9.298 1983 9.347 1984 9.296 1985 9.945 1986 10.214 1987 10.153 1988 10.592 1989 10.781 1990 10.33 1991 10.03 1992 9.91 1993 9.83 1994 9.59 1995 9.48 1996 9.22 1997 8.98 1998 8.77 1999 8.6 2000 8.23 2001 8.1 2002 8.09 2003 8.06 2004 7.87 2005 7.86 2006 7.62 2007 7.41 2008 7.4 2009 7.45 2010 7.19 2011 6.97 2012 6.9 2013 6.97 2014 6.94 2015 6.68 2016 6.56