Year Deaths per 1000 1958 66.3 1959 66 1960 65.6 1961 65.2 1962 64.6 1963 64 1964 63.3 1965 62.4 1966 61.9 1967 61.4 1968 60.8 1969 60.3 1970 59.9 1971 59.4 1972 58.9 1973 58.4 1974 57.7 1975 56.8 1976 56 1977 55.1 1978 54.3 1979 53.5 1980 52.9 1981 52.2 1982 51.6 1983 50.9 1984 50.4 1985 49.9 1986 49.4 1987 48.8 1988 48.1 1989 47.3 1990 46.3 1991 45.4 1992 44.4 1993 43.6 1994 42.9 1995 42.3 1996 41.9 1997 41.4 1998 40.9 1999 40.3 2000 39.6 2001 38.6 2002 37.8 2003 36.9 2004 36.1 2005 35.5 2006 35 2007 34.5 2008 34.1 2009 33.8 2010 33.5 2011 33.3 2012 32.9 2013 32.6 2014 32.2 2015 31.8