Year Deaths per 100,000 1960 21.17 1961 19.36 1962 16.1 1963 18.96 1964 22.6 1965 18.73 1966 21.48 1967 15.48 1968 17.47 1969 20.11 1970 17.23 1971 18.57 1972 16.86 1973 16.22 1974 16.72 1975 15.71 1976 17.17 1977 16.35 1978 14.9 1979 15.3 1980 14.78 1981 12.7 1982 12.58 1983 12.81 1984 11.04 1985 10.05 1986 12.48 1987 11.38 1988 10.79 1989 12.18 1990 11.42 1991 11.9 1992 10.57 1993 10.4 1994 9.79 1995 10.14 1996 9.09 1997 9.71 1998 9.67 1999 9.87 2000 8.73 2001 9.3 2002 7.94