Year Deaths per 100,000 1960 18.92 1961 22.25 1962 22.9 1963 25.48 1964 28.51 1965 30.85 1966 31.16 1967 32.82 1968 33.82 1969 40.35 1970 37.85 1971 40.12 1972 41.79 1973 43.87 1974 44.07 1975 46.51 1976 48.53 1977 53.35 1978 54.54 1979 54.87 1980 60.4 1981 53.45 1982 53.86 1983 55.48 1984 54.56 1985 54.46 1986 57.17 1987 57.4 1988 51.48 1989 56.83 1990 58.06 1991 54.62 1992 55.31 1993 55.48 1994 53.96 1995 51.54 1996 49.24 1997 48.8 1998 49.11 1999 49.37 2000 51.14 2001 46.98 2002 46.38