Year Deaths per 1000 1970 25 1971 24.8 1972 24.5 1973 24.1 1974 23.7 1975 23.3 1976 22.8 1977 22.3 1978 21.4 1979 20 1980 18.5 1981 17.2 1982 16.4 1983 16 1984 16.1 1985 16.1 1986 16.3 1987 16.4 1988 16.3 1989 15.9 1990 15.4 1991 15 1992 14.7 1993 14.4 1994 14 1995 13.3 1996 12.6 1997 12 1998 11.5 1999 11.3 2000 11.3 2001 11.1 2002 10.6 2003 10 2004 9.5 2005 9.2 2006 8.8 2007 8.5 2008 8.1 2009 7.8 2010 7.5 2011 7.2 2012 7 2013 6.8 2014 6.5 2015 6.3