Year Deaths per 1000 1969 34.5 1970 34.6 1971 34.6 1972 34.8 1973 35.1 1974 35.5 1975 36.1 1976 36.8 1977 37.6 1978 38.4 1979 39.1 1980 39.7 1981 40.3 1982 40.9 1983 41.4 1984 41.7 1985 41.8 1986 41.7 1987 41.5 1988 41.1 1989 40.6 1990 40.2 1991 39.6 1992 39.1 1993 38.5 1994 37.9 1995 37.1 1996 36.2 1997 35.2 1998 34.1 1999 32.9 2000 31.7 2001 30.6 2002 29.5 2003 28.4 2004 27.4 2005 26.4 2006 25.5 2007 24.6 2008 23.7 2009 22.9 2010 22.3 2011 21.7 2012 21.1 2013 20.5 2014 20.1 2015 19.7