Year Deaths per 1000 1952 48.1 1953 47.7 1954 47.2 1955 46.5 1956 45.7 1957 44.9 1958 44 1959 43.1 1960 42.1 1961 41 1962 40 1963 38.9 1964 37.7 1965 36.6 1966 35.4 1967 34.4 1968 33.3 1969 32.4 1970 31.5 1971 30.7 1972 29.8 1973 28.8 1974 27.8 1975 26.7 1976 25.5 1977 24.1 1978 22.8 1979 21.4 1980 19.9 1981 18.7 1982 17.7 1983 17.2 1984 17.1 1985 16.8 1986 16.5 1987 16 1988 15.3 1989 14.6 1990 14.3 1991 14.2 1992 14 1993 13.7 1994 13.2 1995 12.6 1996 12.1 1997 11.5 1998 11 1999 10.5 2000 10.1 2001 9.8 2002 9.6 2003 9.4 2004 9.4 2005 8.7 2006 8.2 2007 7.7 2008 7.2 2009 6.8 2010 6.4 2011 6.1 2012 5.9 2013 5.7 2014 5.6 2015 5.4