Year Deaths per 1000 1969 36.4 1970 36 1971 35.6 1972 35.1 1973 34.5 1974 34 1975 33.8 1976 33.8 1977 34 1978 34.2 1979 34.4 1980 34.4 1981 34.6 1982 34.9 1983 35.3 1984 35.7 1985 36.1 1986 36.4 1987 36.6 1988 36.7 1989 36.6 1990 36.2 1991 35.7 1992 35.1 1993 34.6 1994 34.4 1995 34.4 1996 34.6 1997 34.9 1998 35 1999 35 2000 34.5 2001 33.6 2002 32.3 2003 30.7 2004 29.3 2005 28 2006 27.1 2007 26.5 2008 26 2009 25.6 2010 25 2011 24.4 2012 23.5 2013 22.8 2014 22 2015 21.4