Year Deaths per 1000 1954 68.3 1955 67.4 1956 66.6 1957 66 1958 65.6 1959 65.1 1960 64.9 1961 64.8 1962 64.7 1963 64.8 1964 64.8 1965 64.7 1966 64.2 1967 63.6 1968 62.9 1969 61.9 1970 60.7 1971 59.4 1972 58 1973 56.4 1974 54.7 1975 52.9 1976 51 1977 49 1978 47 1979 45.2 1980 43.5 1981 42.1 1982 41 1983 40.2 1984 39.7 1985 39.4 1986 39.2 1987 39.3 1988 39.5 1989 39.9 1990 40.3 1991 40.6 1992 40.8 1993 40.8 1994 40.8 1995 40.7 1996 40.4 1997 39.9 1998 39.2 1999 38.5 2000 37.7 2001 37 2002 36.4 2003 35.9 2004 35.5 2005 35.2 2006 34.8 2007 34.7 2008 34.7 2009 34.7 2010 34.8 2011 34.7 2012 34.3 2013 33.9 2014 33.4 2015 32.7