Year Deaths per 1000 1955 28.2 1956 27.4 1957 26.5 1958 25.6 1959 24.7 1960 23.7 1961 22.7 1962 21.8 1963 21.2 1964 20.7 1965 20.2 1966 19.7 1967 19.2 1968 18.9 1969 18.9 1970 19 1971 18.9 1972 18.6 1973 17.8 1974 16.5 1975 15 1976 13.3 1977 11.8 1978 10.6 1979 9.7 1980 9 1981 8.4 1982 8 1983 7.5 1984 7.1 1985 6.6 1986 6.1 1987 5.6 1988 5.2 1989 4.9 1990 4.6 1991 4.4 1992 4.2 1993 4 1994 3.7 1995 3.5 1996 3.4 1997 3.2 1998 3.2 1999 3.1 2000 3.1 2001 3.1 2002 3 2003 3 2004 2.9 2005 2.8 2006 2.8 2007 2.7 2008 2.6 2009 2.6 2010 2.5 2011 2.4 2012 2.4 2013 2.3 2014 2.2 2015 2.1