Year Deaths per 1000 1954 58 1955 56.3 1956 54.6 1957 52.8 1958 51.2 1959 49.5 1960 47.6 1961 45.9 1962 44.3 1963 42.9 1964 41.7 1965 40.6 1966 40 1967 39.6 1968 39.3 1969 38.9 1970 38.4 1971 37.7 1972 36.9 1973 36.2 1974 35.4 1975 34.7 1976 34.2 1977 33.7 1978 33.2 1979 32.8 1980 32.5 1981 32.1 1982 31.7 1983 31.3 1984 30.9 1985 30.4 1986 29.8 1987 29.1 1988 28.4 1989 27.9 1990 27.4 1991 27.2 1992 27.2 1993 27.1 1994 27.1 1995 27.3 1996 27.6 1997 28 1998 28.4 1999 28.8 2000 29.1 2001 29.3 2002 29.3 2003 29.3 2004 29.2 2005 29 2006 28.5 2007 28 2008 27.3 2009 26.6 2010 25.9 2011 25.1 2012 24.3 2013 23.6 2014 22.9 2015 22.2