Year Deaths per 1000 1958 62.2 1959 61.8 1960 61.6 1961 61.3 1962 61.3 1963 61.2 1964 61.4 1965 61.4 1966 61.1 1967 60.6 1968 60.1 1969 59.7 1970 59.5 1971 59.4 1972 59.5 1973 59.6 1974 59.6 1975 59.3 1976 58.8 1977 58.1 1978 57.3 1979 56.8 1980 56.3 1981 56.1 1982 55.8 1983 55.1 1984 54.2 1985 52.8 1986 51.4 1987 49.8 1988 48.3 1989 47 1990 45.9 1991 45.2 1992 44.7 1993 44.3 1994 44.3 1995 44.3 1996 44.2 1997 44 1998 43.7 1999 43.3 2000 43 2001 42.7 2002 42.6 2003 42.5 2004 42.4 2005 42.1 2006 41.8 2007 41.1 2008 40.5 2009 39.9 2010 39.1 2011 38.3 2012 37.7 2013 36.9 2014 36.3 2015 35.7