Year Deaths per 1000 1957 67.4 1958 66.7 1959 65.9 1960 65.2 1961 64.5 1962 63.7 1963 62.7 1964 61.5 1965 60.3 1966 59.1 1967 57.9 1968 56.6 1969 55.4 1970 54.4 1971 53.6 1972 52.9 1973 52.1 1974 51.4 1975 50.7 1976 50.2 1977 49.7 1978 49.2 1979 48.6 1980 47.8 1981 46.9 1982 45.8 1983 44.5 1984 43.2 1985 42 1986 40.8 1987 39.7 1988 38.5 1989 37.5 1990 36.5 1991 35.6 1992 34.7 1993 33.9 1994 33 1995 32.1 1996 31.1 1997 30.1 1998 29.2 1999 28.3 2000 27.5 2001 26.9 2002 26.2 2003 25.5 2004 24.9 2005 24.3 2006 23.8 2007 23.2 2008 22.6 2009 21.9 2010 21.1 2011 20.3 2012 19.6 2013 18.9 2014 18.2 2015 17.6