Year Deaths per 1000 1955 87.1 1956 84.7 1957 82.5 1958 80.1 1959 77.9 1960 76.1 1961 74.7 1962 73.7 1963 72.9 1964 72.3 1965 71.6 1966 70.7 1967 69.3 1968 67.3 1969 65.1 1970 62.9 1971 61 1972 59.3 1973 58 1974 57.3 1975 57 1976 56.7 1977 56.4 1978 55.8 1979 55 1980 53.9 1981 52.7 1982 51.3 1983 49.6 1984 47.9 1985 45.9 1986 44.1 1987 42.6 1988 41.6 1989 41 1990 40.7 1991 40.5 1992 40.4 1993 40.2 1994 40 1995 39.7 1996 39.3 1997 38.6 1998 37.5 1999 36.1 2000 34.7 2001 33.5 2002 32.5 2003 31.7 2004 31.1 2005 30.7 2006 30.2 2007 29.6 2008 29 2009 28.5 2010 28.1 2011 27.5 2012 26.9 2013 26.5 2014 26.1 2015 25.7