Year Deaths per 1000 1965 60.5 1966 59.5 1967 58.1 1968 56.7 1969 55.3 1970 54 1971 52.9 1972 52.1 1973 51.6 1974 51.4 1975 51.4 1976 51.6 1977 52.1 1978 52.5 1979 52.7 1980 52.4 1981 51.5 1982 50.3 1983 48.9 1984 47.3 1985 45.7 1986 44.1 1987 42.6 1988 41.2 1989 39.9 1990 38.5 1991 37.2 1992 36.1 1993 35.3 1994 34.9 1995 34.6 1996 34.4 1997 34.1 1998 33.8 1999 33.2 2000 32.5 2001 31.6 2002 30.5 2003 29.4 2004 28.3 2005 27.3 2006 26.3 2007 25.2 2008 24.1 2009 23.1 2010 22.1 2011 21.2 2012 20.4 2013 19.7 2014 19.2 2015 18.7