Year Deaths per 1000 1953 63.5 1954 62.4 1955 61.4 1956 60.3 1957 59.3 1958 58.3 1959 57.2 1960 56.3 1961 55.4 1962 54.5 1963 53.7 1964 52.8 1965 52 1966 51.2 1967 50.4 1968 49.6 1969 48.8 1970 48 1971 47.1 1972 46.2 1973 45.2 1974 44.2 1975 43.2 1976 42.1 1977 41.1 1978 40.2 1979 39.3 1980 38.4 1981 37.4 1982 36.4 1983 35.4 1984 34.4 1985 33.6 1986 32.8 1987 32.2 1988 31.6 1989 31 1990 30.3 1991 29.6 1992 28.9 1993 28.2 1994 27.4 1995 26.5 1996 25.6 1997 24.7 1998 23.9 1999 23.1 2000 22.3 2001 21.6 2002 20.9 2003 20.3 2004 19.8 2005 19.2 2006 18.6 2007 18.1 2008 17.6 2009 17.1 2010 16.4 2011 15.7 2012 15.1 2013 14.5 2014 14 2015 13.5