Year Deaths per 1000 1969 45.5 1970 44.3 1971 43 1972 41.7 1973 40.5 1974 39.4 1975 38.3 1976 37.2 1977 36.3 1978 35.4 1979 34.6 1980 33.7 1981 32.9 1982 32.1 1983 31.4 1984 30.7 1985 30 1986 29.4 1987 28.8 1988 28.2 1989 27.6 1990 27.1 1991 26.6 1992 26.2 1993 25.9 1994 25.6 1995 25.3 1996 25.1 1997 24.9 1998 24.7 1999 24.5 2000 24.3 2001 24 2002 23.7 2003 23.4 2004 23 2005 22.6 2006 22.3 2007 21.9 2008 21.5 2009 21.1 2010 20.7 2011 20.4 2012 20 2013 19.5 2014 19 2015 18.4