A supporter of US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney shows his T-shirt during campaign event at Watson Truck and Supply in Hobbs, New Mexico, on August 23, 2012. Romney is in New Mexico to unveil his energy plan, which aims at energy independence for North America by 2020. (Getty Images)
| Year | Death Count | Relative to Prev Year | Relative to 2009 |
| 2019 | 1,530 |  31% |  21% |
| 2018 | 2,209 | 57% | 75% |
| 2017 | 5,163 | 47% | 310% |
| 2016 | 9,734 | 51% | 673% |
| 2015 | 6,437 | 24% | 411% |
| 2014 | 8,450 | 28% | 571% |
| 2013 | 6,625 | 95% | 426% |
| 2012 | 3,402 | 67% | 141% |
| 2011 | 2,042 | 53% | 62% |
| 2010 | 1,339 | 6% | 6% |
| 2009 | 1,260 | N/A | N/A |
