Year Deaths per 1000 1965 57.8 1966 57.2 1967 56.7 1968 56.1 1969 55.5 1970 55 1971 54.7 1972 54.4 1973 54 1974 53.5 1975 52.9 1976 52.1 1977 51.2 1978 50.4 1979 49.6 1980 48.9 1981 48.3 1982 47.9 1983 47.5 1984 47.2 1985 46.6 1986 46 1987 45.4 1988 44.8 1989 44.1 1990 43.4 1991 42.6 1992 42 1993 41.3 1994 40.5 1995 39.8 1996 39 1997 38.2 1998 37.5 1999 36.8 2000 36 2001 35.3 2002 34.6 2003 34 2004 33.4 2005 32.7 2006 32 2007 31.2 2008 30.4 2009 29.8 2010 29.2 2011 28.7 2012 28.2 2013 27.7 2014 27.2 2015 26.7