Year Deaths per 1000 1973 34.6 1974 34.2 1975 33.8 1976 33.2 1977 32.6 1978 32.1 1979 31.4 1980 30.7 1981 29.9 1982 29.2 1983 28.2 1984 27.3 1985 26.2 1986 25.2 1987 24.2 1988 23.1 1989 22 1990 20.8 1991 19.6 1992 18.5 1993 17.5 1994 16.5 1995 15.6 1996 14.8 1997 14 1998 13.3 1999 12.6 2000 11.8 2001 11.2 2002 10.4 2003 9.7 2004 9 2005 8.3 2006 7.6 2007 7.1 2008 6.6 2009 6.2 2010 5.9 2011 5.6 2012 5.4 2013 5.2 2014 5 2015 4.8