Year Deaths per 1000 1979 59 1980 58.4 1981 57.7 1982 56.7 1983 55.7 1984 54.7 1985 53.8 1986 52.9 1987 52.2 1988 51.2 1989 50.5 1990 49.8 1991 49.3 1992 49 1993 48.6 1994 48 1995 47.4 1996 46.7 1997 46 1998 45.2 1999 44.7 2000 44.1 2001 43.6 2002 43 2003 42.3 2004 41.7 2005 41.1 2006 40.4 2007 39.7 2008 39 2009 38.2 2010 37.4 2011 36.7 2012 35.9 2013 35.2 2014 34.2 2015 33.4