Year Deaths per 1000 1973 62.7 1974 62.6 1975 62.6 1976 62.6 1977 62.4 1978 62.1 1979 61.6 1980 61 1981 60.3 1982 59.6 1983 59 1984 58.3 1985 57.7 1986 57.1 1987 56.4 1988 55.6 1989 54.8 1990 53.9 1991 52.9 1992 52 1993 51.3 1994 50.8 1995 50.4 1996 49.8 1997 49.2 1998 48.3 1999 47.4 2000 46.7 2001 46.2 2002 45.8 2003 45.5 2004 45.2 2005 44.8 2006 44.5 2007 44.1 2008 43.7 2009 43.1 2010 42.5 2011 41.8 2012 41.1 2013 40.5 2014 39.9 2015 39.3