Year Deaths per 100,000 1955 6.49 1956 10.69 1957 6.14 1958 7.64 1959 6.42 1960 6.02 1961 7.54 1962 7.38 1963 6.23 1964 7.93 1965 6.72 1966 5.15 1967 3.93 1968 7.77 1969 7.71 1970 6.74 1971 8.928 1972 7.276 1973 7.914 1974 7.102 1975 9.15 1976 8.458 1977 8.106 1978 7.434 1979 7.782 1980 7.56 1981 10.248 1982 9.276 1983 8.924 1984 9.192 1985 10.24 1986 9.968 1987 9.296 1988 7.444 1989 8.352 1996 9.42 1997 9.51 1998 9.42 1999 9.01 2000 9.17 2001 9.2 2002 8.96 2003 9.13 2004 9.17 2005 9.02 2006 9.01 2007 8.99 2008 8.85 2009 8.52 2010 8.44 2011 8.24 2012 8.08 2013 7.74 2014 7.57 2015 7.28 2016 6.98