Year Deaths per 1000 1953 48.1 1954 46.9 1955 45.8 1956 44.6 1957 43.5 1958 42.4 1959 41.3 1960 40.3 1961 39.2 1962 38.2 1963 37.1 1964 36.1 1965 35.1 1966 34.1 1967 33.3 1968 32.4 1969 31.6 1970 30.9 1971 30.1 1972 29.4 1973 28.8 1974 28.1 1975 27.5 1976 26.9 1977 26.4 1978 26 1979 25.9 1980 25.7 1981 25.6 1982 25.4 1983 25 1984 24.5 1985 23.8 1986 23 1987 22.2 1988 21.4 1989 20.8 1990 20.2 1991 19.7 1992 19.3 1993 18.9 1994 18.5 1995 18.1 1996 17.8 1997 17.5 1998 17.3 1999 17 2000 16.6 2001 16.3 2002 15.9 2003 15.4 2004 15 2005 14.5 2006 14.1 2007 13.6 2008 13.3 2009 12.9 2010 12.5 2011 12.1 2012 11.7 2013 11.3 2014 11 2015 10.6