Year Deaths per 1000 1963 35.5 1964 35.1 1965 34.5 1966 33.9 1967 33.3 1968 32.8 1969 32.2 1970 31.6 1971 31 1972 30.4 1973 29.7 1974 29 1975 28.1 1976 27.2 1977 26.2 1978 25.3 1979 24.3 1980 23.4 1981 22.5 1982 21.6 1983 20.9 1984 20.2 1985 19.7 1986 19.2 1987 18.8 1988 18.5 1989 18.2 1990 17.9 1991 17.6 1992 17.2 1993 16.8 1994 16.3 1995 15.9 1996 15.4 1997 14.9 1998 14.4 1999 14 2000 13.5 2001 13.1 2002 12.7 2003 12.3 2004 12 2005 11.7 2006 11.4 2007 11 2008 10.7 2009 10.4 2010 10 2011 9.7 2012 9.4 2013 9.1 2014 8.8 2015 8.5