Year Deaths per 100,000 1960 11.17 1961 10.49 1962 10.91 1963 10.4 1964 10.31 1965 8.41 1966 10.63 1967 9.77 1968 9.36 1969 8.33 1970 7.99 1971 8.56 1972 8.54 1973 8.12 1974 7.78 1975 7.27 1976 6.64 1977 8.1 1978 5.49 1979 6.19 1980 5.74 1981 6.03 1982 4.18 1983 5.26 1984 4.67 1985 5.03 1986 5.14 1987 4.43 1988 3.79 1989 3.94 1990 3.87 1991 4.41 1992 3.95 1993 4.04 1994 3.63 1995 4.05 1996 3.14 1997 3.3 1998 3.23 1999 3.53 2000 2.58 2001 2.54 2002 2.24