Year Deaths per 1000 1963 50.9 1964 50.4 1965 50 1966 49.8 1967 49.6 1968 49.2 1969 48.5 1970 47.7 1971 46.7 1972 45.6 1973 44.5 1974 43.2 1975 41.8 1976 40.4 1977 39 1978 37.7 1979 36.4 1980 35.3 1981 34.1 1982 33 1983 31.8 1984 30.7 1985 29.5 1986 28.5 1987 27.4 1988 26.4 1989 25.3 1990 24.3 1991 23.3 1992 22.4 1993 21.5 1994 20.7 1995 20 1996 19.3 1997 18.5 1998 17.8 1999 17 2000 16 2001 14.9 2002 13.9 2003 13 2004 12.2 2005 11.5 2006 10.8 2007 10.4 2008 10.3 2009 10.5 2010 10.7 2011 10.8 2012 10.7 2013 10.3 2014 9.6 2015 8.9