Year Deaths per 1000 1952 120.7 1953 118.4 1954 116.6 1955 114.7 1956 112.4 1957 110 1958 107.9 1959 106 1960 104 1961 102.4 1962 101 1963 99.6 1964 98.3 1965 97.1 1966 96.3 1967 95.6 1968 95.1 1969 94.9 1970 94.7 1971 94.5 1972 94.2 1973 93.9 1974 93.6 1975 93.1 1976 92.5 1977 91.4 1978 90.2 1979 88.8 1980 87 1981 84.9 1982 82.5 1983 80 1984 77.5 1985 75 1986 72.6 1987 70.3 1988 68.1 1989 65.8 1990 63.4 1991 61 1992 58.7 1993 56.4 1994 54 1995 51.8 1996 49.6 1997 47.7 1998 45.9 1999 44.2 2000 42.6 2001 41 2002 39.6 2003 38.2 2004 36.8 2005 35.5 2006 34.2 2007 32.8 2008 31.5 2009 30.2 2010 28.9 2011 27.6 2012 26.3 2013 25.2 2014 24.2 2015 23.3