Year Deaths per 1000 1981 8.7 1982 8.5 1983 8.4 1984 8.6 1985 8.6 1986 8.3 1987 7.9 1988 7.9 1989 8.4 1990 9.5 1991 11.1 1992 12.5 1993 12.8 1994 11.3 1995 9.3 1996 7.8 1997 6.8 1998 6.2 1999 5.8 2000 5.5 2001 5.3 2002 5.2 2003 5.2 2004 5.2 2005 5.1 2006 4.8 2007 4.4 2008 4.1 2009 3.7 2010 3.4 2011 3.2 2012 2.9 2013 2.7 2014 2.6 2015 2.5