Year Deaths per 1000 1960 33.9 1961 33.2 1962 33.1 1963 33.2 1964 33.4 1965 33.5 1966 33.7 1967 33.8 1968 33.9 1969 33.8 1970 33.7 1971 33.8 1972 33.9 1973 33.8 1974 33.1 1975 31.6 1976 29.2 1977 26.2 1978 23.7 1979 22 1980 20.7 1981 19.6 1982 18.8 1983 18.4 1984 18.4 1985 18.2 1986 17.3 1987 15.9 1988 14.8 1989 14.1 1990 13.6 1991 12.8 1992 11.9 1993 10.8 1994 9.9 1995 9.1 1996 8.5 1997 8.1 1998 7.7 1999 7.4 2000 7 2001 6.6 2002 6.1 2003 5.7 2004 5.3 2005 5 2006 4.8 2007 4.6 2008 4.4 2009 4.2 2010 4 2011 3.9 2012 3.8 2013 3.7 2014 3.6 2015 3.5