Year Deaths per 1000 1967 71.3 1968 70.2 1969 68.9 1970 67.7 1971 66.3 1972 64.8 1973 63.4 1974 62 1975 60.6 1976 59.2 1977 57.9 1978 56.5 1979 55.2 1980 54 1981 52.8 1982 52 1983 51.1 1984 50.5 1985 50.1 1986 49.9 1987 49.9 1988 49.9 1989 50.1 1990 50.4 1991 50.7 1992 51.1 1993 51.3 1994 51.4 1995 51.4 1996 51.1 1997 50.7 1998 50.1 1999 49.3 2000 48.3 2001 47.2 2002 46.1 2003 45 2004 43.8 2005 42.7 2006 41.6 2007 40.7 2008 39.8 2009 39 2010 38.2 2011 37.4 2012 36.5 2013 35.8 2014 35 2015 34.3