Year Deaths per 1000 1956 63.4 1957 62.5 1958 61.3 1959 60.3 1960 59.5 1961 58.6 1962 57.7 1963 56.8 1964 55.8 1965 54.5 1966 53.1 1967 51.7 1968 50.3 1969 49.1 1970 47.7 1971 46.3 1972 44.9 1973 43.5 1974 42.1 1975 40.7 1976 39.1 1977 37.6 1978 36.3 1979 35 1980 33.8 1981 32.7 1982 31.6 1983 30.5 1984 29.4 1985 28.4 1986 27.4 1987 26.5 1988 25.7 1989 25 1990 24.2 1991 23.4 1992 22.6 1993 21.9 1994 21.2 1995 20.4 1996 19.7 1997 19.1 1998 18.5 1999 17.9 2000 17.3 2001 16.7 2002 16.1 2003 15.6 2004 15.1 2005 14.6 2006 14.2 2007 13.8 2008 13.4 2009 13 2010 12.6 2011 12.2 2012 11.8 2013 11.4 2014 11.1 2015 10.8