Year Deaths per 1000 1969 71.3 1970 70 1971 68 1972 66 1973 63.7 1974 61.3 1975 58.7 1976 56.3 1977 53.9 1978 51.7 1979 49.2 1980 46.5 1981 43.3 1982 39.7 1983 36.1 1984 32.5 1985 29.3 1986 26.7 1987 24.9 1988 23.6 1989 22.8 1990 22.4 1991 22.1 1992 22 1993 21.8 1994 21.7 1995 21.5 1996 21.3 1997 21.1 1998 21 1999 21 2000 21 2001 20.9 2002 20.7 2003 20.4 2004 20 2005 19.5 2006 18.8 2007 18.2 2008 17.5 2009 17 2010 16.5 2011 16.2 2012 15.9 2013 15.7 2014 15.6 2015 15.5