Year Deaths per 1000 1964 51.1 1965 50.9 1966 51.1 1967 50.9 1968 50.8 1969 50.5 1970 50.3 1971 50 1972 49.7 1973 49.4 1974 49.1 1975 48.8 1976 48.4 1977 47.9 1978 47.3 1979 46.6 1980 45.9 1981 45.1 1982 44.4 1983 43.6 1984 42.8 1985 42.3 1986 41.9 1987 41.6 1988 41.6 1989 41.8 1990 42 1991 42.1 1992 42.1 1993 42 1994 41.9 1995 41.7 1996 41.3 1997 40.9 1998 40.5 1999 39.9 2000 39.4 2001 38.9 2002 38.3 2003 37.7 2004 36.9 2005 36 2006 35.2 2007 34.2 2008 33.3 2009 32.3 2010 31.7 2011 31 2012 30.4 2013 29.8 2014 29.3 2015 28.6