Year Deaths per 1000 1962 39.3 1963 39 1964 38.6 1965 38.1 1966 37.7 1967 37.5 1968 37 1969 36.7 1970 36.4 1971 36.1 1972 35.7 1973 35.3 1974 34.9 1975 34.3 1976 33.6 1977 32.9 1978 32.3 1979 31.6 1980 30.7 1981 29.8 1982 28.7 1983 27.7 1984 26.7 1985 25.7 1986 24.9 1987 24.2 1988 23.6 1989 23 1990 22.5 1991 21.8 1992 21 1993 20.2 1994 19.3 1995 18.4 1996 17.5 1997 16.7 1998 15.9 1999 15.3 2000 14.4 2001 13.6 2002 12.9 2003 12.3 2004 11.8 2005 11.3 2006 10.9 2007 10.6 2008 10.3 2009 10 2010 9.8 2011 9.5 2012 9.2 2013 8.9 2014 8.6 2015 8.3