Year Deaths per 1000 1969 85.3 1970 84.5 1971 83.6 1972 82.8 1973 82 1974 80.9 1975 79.6 1976 78.2 1977 76.7 1978 75.1 1979 73.6 1980 71.9 1981 70.4 1982 68.9 1983 67.4 1984 65.9 1985 64.4 1986 63 1987 61.5 1988 60.1 1989 58.7 1990 57.4 1991 56.1 1992 54.8 1993 53.7 1994 52.5 1995 51.4 1996 50.3 1997 49 1998 47.8 1999 46.5 2000 45.1 2001 43.7 2002 42.3 2003 40.9 2004 39.5 2005 38.3 2006 37.1 2007 36 2008 34.9 2009 33.8 2010 32.7 2011 31.6 2012 30.6 2013 29.5 2014 28.6 2015 27.7