Year Deaths per 1000 1969 72.1 1970 72.5 1971 72.8 1972 73.2 1973 73.1 1974 72.1 1975 70.6 1976 68.6 1977 66.3 1978 64 1979 62.3 1980 60.9 1981 59.8 1982 58.7 1983 57.6 1984 56.2 1985 54.2 1986 52.2 1987 50.1 1988 48.3 1989 47 1990 46.3 1991 45.8 1992 45.4 1993 45 1994 44.6 1995 44.3 1996 44 1997 43.8 1998 43.5 1999 43 2000 42.4 2001 41.7 2002 40.8 2003 39.6 2004 38.3 2005 36.7 2006 35.2 2007 33.9 2008 32.7 2009 31.6 2010 30.4 2011 29.4 2012 28.6 2013 27.9 2014 27.2 2015 26.7