Year Deaths per 1000 1964 103.5 1965 103 1966 102.7 1967 102.7 1968 103 1969 103.4 1970 104 1971 104.3 1972 104.1 1973 103.4 1974 102.2 1975 101.4 1976 100.3 1977 99 1978 96.8 1979 94.3 1980 90.8 1981 87.2 1982 83.7 1983 80.6 1984 78.6 1985 77.7 1986 77.7 1987 77.4 1988 76.4 1989 74.8 1990 73.1 1991 71.4 1992 69.8 1993 68.9 1994 67.8 1995 66.5 1996 64.8 1997 63 1998 61.1 1999 59.1 2000 56.8 2001 54.4 2002 52.3 2003 50.6 2004 49.2 2005 47.7 2006 46.4 2007 45.1 2008 43.9 2009 43 2010 42.1 2011 41.1 2012 40.2 2013 39.4 2014 38.6 2015 37.8