Year Deaths per 1000 1963 40 1964 40.3 1965 40.9 1966 41.4 1967 41.8 1968 42 1969 41.9 1970 41.4 1971 40.8 1972 39.9 1973 38.9 1974 37.8 1975 36.6 1976 35.4 1977 34.3 1978 33.2 1979 32 1980 30.9 1981 29.8 1982 28.7 1983 27.7 1984 26.7 1985 25.8 1986 24.9 1987 23.9 1988 22.8 1989 21.7 1990 20.6 1991 19.4 1992 18.3 1993 17.2 1994 16.2 1995 15.3 1996 14.2 1997 13.1 1998 12 1999 11 2000 10.1 2001 9.3 2002 8.6 2003 8.1 2004 7.9 2005 7.8 2006 7.5 2007 6.9 2008 6.6 2009 6.9 2010 7.7 2011 8.2 2012 8.1 2013 7.7 2014 7.4 2015 7