Year Deaths per 1000 1969 59.2 1970 59.7 1971 60.4 1972 61.1 1973 61.5 1974 61.5 1975 61.1 1976 60.1 1977 59.1 1978 58 1979 57.1 1980 56.6 1981 56.6 1982 56.5 1983 56.7 1984 56.9 1985 56.9 1986 56.7 1987 56.3 1988 55.8 1989 55.2 1990 54.5 1991 53.6 1992 52.7 1993 51.6 1994 50.3 1995 49.2 1996 48 1997 46.9 1998 45.8 1999 44.6 2000 43.4 2001 42.1 2002 40.7 2003 39.3 2004 37.9 2005 36.6 2006 35.4 2007 34.2 2008 33 2009 31.9 2010 30.8 2011 29.8 2012 28.9 2013 28.1 2014 27.3 2015 26.8