Year Deaths per 100,000 1995 9.582 1996 7.656 1997 8.365 1998 7.947 1999 7.582 2000 8.698 2001 7.591 2002 6.736 2003 8.884 2004 8.075 2005 7.474 2006 6.952 2007 7.15 2008 6.434