Year Deaths per 100,000 1960 10.84 1961 10.12 1962 13.41 1963 10.4 1964 11.84 1965 12.89 1966 11.38 1967 9.43 1968 9 1969 10.35 1970 8.25 1971 7.85 1972 9.18 1973 8.76 1974 8.22 1975 7.6 1976 7.06 1977 6.99 1978 7.52 1979 6.86 1980 6.57 1981 6.95 1982 6.13 1983 7.18 1984 5.4 1985 6.07 1986 7.11 1987 6.6 1988 5.04 1989 5.61 1990 5.54 1991 5.28 1992 5.62 1993 4.92 1994 5.69 1995 5.01 1996 4.42 1997 5.03 1998 4.86 1999 5.04 2000 5.02 2001 4.8 2002 4