Year Deaths per 1000 1977 28.4 1978 27.7 1979 27 1980 26.4 1981 25.9 1982 25.5 1983 25.2 1984 25 1985 24.8 1986 24.6 1987 24.3 1988 24.4 1989 23.5 1990 23 1991 22.5 1992 21.9 1993 21.2 1994 20.5 1995 19.8 1996 19.1 1997 18.3 1998 17.5 1999 16.7 2000 15.9 2001 15.1 2002 14.4 2003 13.7 2004 13 2005 12.4 2006 11.8 2007 11.1 2008 10.6 2009 10 2010 9.5 2011 9.1 2012 8.6 2013 8.2 2014 7.7 2015 7.4