Year Deaths per 1000 1964 59.1 1965 58.2 1966 57.3 1967 56.2 1968 55 1969 54 1970 52.8 1971 51.6 1972 50.3 1973 48.9 1974 47.3 1975 45.8 1976 44.3 1977 42.9 1978 41.7 1979 40.5 1980 39.3 1981 38.1 1982 37 1983 35.8 1984 34.7 1985 33.7 1986 32.7 1987 31.9 1988 30.9 1989 30 1990 29 1991 28 1992 27.1 1993 26.3 1994 25.4 1995 24.6 1996 23.8 1997 23.1 1998 22.4 1999 21.6 2000 21 2001 20.3 2002 19.6 2003 19.1 2004 18.5 2005 17.9 2006 17.5 2007 17 2008 16.6 2009 16.2 2010 15.8 2011 15.3 2012 14.8 2013 14.3 2014 13.8 2015 13.4