Year Deaths per 1000 1976 70.2 1977 71.2 1978 72.8 1979 74.5 1980 76.1 1981 77.1 1982 77.5 1983 77.1 1984 75.7 1985 73.7 1986 71.3 1987 68.8 1988 66.5 1989 64.5 1990 62.9 1991 61.6 1992 60.5 1993 59.8 1994 59.3 1995 58.7 1996 57.7 1997 56.2 1998 54 1999 51.1 2000 48.3 2001 46.1 2002 44.5 2003 43.3 2004 42.1 2005 40.9 2006 39.4 2007 37.7 2008 36.4 2009 35.3 2010 34.6 2011 33.9 2012 33.2 2013 32.6 2014 31.8 2015 31.3