Year Deaths per 100,000 1960 9.76 1961 8.57 1962 8.08 1963 8.7 1964 9.86 1965 9.59 1966 8.67 1967 7.87 1968 8.95 1969 7.99 1970 9.2 1971 9.41 1972 9.6 1973 10.15 1974 8.89 1975 9.62 1976 9.21 1977 9.05 1978 9.5 1979 8.84 1980 8.02 1981 8.99 1982 7.65 1983 8.22 1984 9.2 1985 9.2 1986 8.24 1987 8.64 1988 8.4 1989 8.72 1990 8.62 1991 10.05 1992 9.53 1993 9 1994 9.12 1995 7.96 1996 9.29 1997 9 1998 8.6 1999 8.61 2000 8.38 2001 8.05 2002 8.62