Year Deaths per 1000 1952 12.3 1953 12.1 1954 11.8 1955 11.6 1956 11.5 1957 11.3 1958 11.3 1959 11.2 1960 11.2 1961 11.2 1962 11.2 1963 11.1 1964 11 1965 10.9 1966 10.8 1967 10.6 1968 10.4 1969 10.1 1970 9.7 1971 9.3 1972 8.9 1973 8.4 1974 7.9 1975 7.3 1976 6.8 1977 6.4 1978 6 1979 5.7 1980 5.4 1981 5.2 1982 4.9 1983 4.7 1984 4.5 1985 4.3 1986 4.2 1987 4 1988 3.8 1989 3.6 1990 3.5 1991 3.3 1992 3.1 1993 3 1994 2.8 1995 2.7 1996 2.6 1997 2.5 1998 2.3 1999 2.2 2000 2.1 2001 2 2002 1.8 2003 1.7 2004 1.6 2005 1.5 2006 1.4 2007 1.3 2008 1.3 2009 1.2 2010 1.2 2011 1.1 2012 1.1 2013 1 2014 1 2015 0.9