Rewrite the following sentence without using any pronouns.
The rate of firearm deaths increased from 10.3 per 100,000 to 12 per 100,000 from 1999 to 2017.
I increased the rate of firearm deaths from 10.3 per 100,000 to 12 per 100,000 from 1999 to 2017.
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### Instruction:
Rewrite the following sentence without using any pronouns.

### Input:
I increased the rate of firearm deaths from 10.3 per 100,000 to 12 per 100,000 from 1999 to 2017.

### Response:
The rate of firearm deaths increased from 10.3 per 100,000 to 12 per 100,000 from 1999 to 2017.