Year Deaths per 1000 1957 67 1958 66.1 1959 64.9 1960 63.8 1961 62.7 1962 61.5 1963 60.5 1964 59.5 1965 58.9 1966 58.6 1967 58.5 1968 58.5 1969 58.7 1970 58.8 1971 58.9 1972 58.7 1973 58.4 1974 57.8 1975 57 1976 56.2 1977 55.3 1978 54.2 1979 53.1 1980 51.8 1981 50.4 1982 48.8 1983 47 1984 44.9 1985 42.6 1986 40.4 1987 38.4 1988 36.6 1989 34.9 1990 33.4 1991 32 1992 30.7 1993 29.4 1994 28.1 1995 26.9 1996 25.9 1997 24.9 1998 24 1999 23.1 2000 22.3 2001 21.5 2002 20.8 2003 20.2 2004 19.5 2005 19 2006 18.4 2007 17.6 2008 16.9 2009 16.2 2010 15.5 2011 14.9 2012 14.3 2013 13.8 2014 13.3 2015 12.8