Longtimer
Yes they did, at a truly alarming rate.
Of the 737-200, around 1000 were built, and over 120 of them suffered hull-loss accidents, although not all of them fatal.
Roughly 2000 Classics (like this one) were built, of which around 130 were lost.
The NGs did somewhat better, around 7000 built, and a similar total number of losses. Hopefully in the long run the MAX will be even better.