Year Deaths per 100,000 1966 7.86 1967 7.84 1968 6.8 1969 8.18 1970 7.63 1971 8.5 1972 9.08 1973 8.54 1974 9.14 1975 8.68 1976 9.35 1977 8.38 1978 9.51 1979 10.6 1980 9.68 1981 9.14 1982 10.4 1983 9.94 1984 10.33 1985 10.51 1986 9.89 1987 11.29 1988 10.81 1989 10.67 1990 10.95 1991 11.72 1992 10.97 1993 10.96 1994 11.62 1995 11.56 1996 12.02 1997 10.92 1998 12.32 1999 11.8 2000 11.31 2001 9.94 2002 11.87