Year Deaths per 1000 1969 72.9 1970 72.4 1971 71.3 1972 69.9 1973 68.2 1974 66.4 1975 64.5 1976 62.8 1977 61.2 1978 59.8 1979 58.5 1980 57.1 1981 55.7 1982 54.5 1983 53.6 1984 53.3 1985 53 1986 52.6 1987 51.9 1988 51 1989 49.9 1990 48.6 1991 47.1 1992 45.7 1993 44.4 1994 43.4 1995 42.6 1996 41.8 1997 40.8 1998 39.5 1999 37.8 2000 35.8 2001 33.7 2002 31.7 2003 30 2004 28.6 2005 27.7 2006 27 2007 26.7 2008 26.5 2009 26.2 2010 25.7 2011 24.9 2012 24 2013 23.2 2014 22.4 2015 21.8