Year Deaths per 100,000 1966 11.44 1967 14.17 1968 13.02 1969 12.67 1970 13.54 1971 12.34 1972 12.26 1973 12.35 1974 12.55 1975 13.53 1976 12.56 1977 13.81 1978 15.45 1979 13.94 1980 12.96 1981 13.23 1982 12.81 1983 14.93 1984 15.48 1985 13.28 1986 15.13 1987 15.46 1988 14.13 1989 15.46 1990 16.22 1991 14.38 1992 16.25 1993 16.17 1994 17.43 1995 18.36 1996 15.85 1997 16.91 1998 16.23 1999 15.99 2000 16.31 2001 17.78 2002 17.19