Year Deaths per 1000 1974 31 1975 30.4 1976 30 1977 29.6 1978 29.2 1979 28.6 1980 28 1981 27.1 1982 26.1 1983 25.1 1984 23.9 1985 22.8 1986 21.7 1987 20.6 1988 19.5 1989 18.4 1990 17.5 1991 16.7 1992 16 1993 15.4 1994 14.9 1995 14.3 1996 13.8 1997 13.2 1998 12.6 1999 12.1 2000 11.6 2001 11.1 2002 10.7 2003 10.3 2004 9.9 2005 9.5 2006 9.1 2007 8.8 2008 8.4 2009 8.1 2010 7.8 2011 7.5 2012 7.2 2013 7 2014 6.8 2015 6.5