Year Deaths per 1000 1953 100.2 1954 100.3 1955 100.1 1956 99.9 1957 99.7 1958 99.4 1959 99.1 1960 98.7 1961 98 1962 97.4 1963 96.6 1964 95.6 1965 94.5 1966 93.3 1967 92.2 1968 91.1 1969 89.9 1970 88.8 1971 87.8 1972 86.8 1973 85.7 1974 84.6 1975 83.5 1976 82.4 1977 81.1 1978 79.8 1979 78.3 1980 76.7 1981 75 1982 73.3 1983 71.7 1984 70.1 1985 68.4 1986 66.8 1987 65 1988 62.9 1989 60.7 1990 58.5 1991 56.2 1992 54 1993 51.9 1994 49.8 1995 47.7 1996 45.8 1997 44 1998 42.4 1999 40.8 2000 39.3 2001 37.8 2002 36.5 2003 35.1 2004 33.8 2005 32.5 2006 31.3 2007 30.1 2008 29 2009 27.8 2010 26.7 2011 25.6 2012 24.7 2013 23.8 2014 23 2015 22.2