Year Deaths per 1000 1965 32.8 1966 32.6 1967 32.4 1968 32.4 1969 32.3 1970 32.3 1971 32.5 1972 32.6 1973 32.9 1974 33.2 1975 33.4 1976 33.3 1977 32.9 1978 32.3 1979 31.6 1980 30.8 1981 29.8 1982 28.9 1983 28.1 1984 27.2 1985 26.4 1986 25.6 1987 24.7 1988 23.8 1989 22.8 1990 22 1991 21.3 1992 20.8 1993 20.5 1994 20.4 1995 20.3 1996 20.4 1997 20.5 1998 20.6 1999 20.7 2000 21 2001 21.4 2002 21.8 2003 22.2 2004 22.6 2005 23.1 2006 23.7 2007 24.3 2008 24.8 2009 25.2 2010 25.3 2011 25.1 2012 24.8 2013 24.4 2014 23.9 2015 23.5