Year Deaths per 1000 1990 26.2 1991 26 1992 25.9 1993 26 1994 26 1995 26.1 1996 26.3 1997 26.3 1998 26.2 1999 26 2000 25.7 2001 25.3 2002 25 2003 24.5 2004 24 2005 23.5 2006 23 2007 22.6 2008 22.1 2009 21.7 2010 21.2 2011 20.7 2012 20.2 2013 19.7 2014 19.2 2015 18.8