Year Deaths per 1000 1952 109.3 1953 106.5 1954 103.8 1955 101.4 1956 98.8 1957 96.4 1958 94 1959 91.7 1960 89.6 1961 87.4 1962 85.7 1963 83.9 1964 82.1 1965 80.7 1966 79.2 1967 77.8 1968 76.2 1969 75 1970 73.8 1971 72.8 1972 72 1973 71.8 1974 71.6 1975 71.8 1976 71.9 1977 71.9 1978 71.7 1979 71.2 1980 70.7 1981 69.9 1982 68.7 1983 67.1 1984 65 1985 63.2 1986 62.3 1987 62.2 1988 62.7 1989 63.4 1990 64.3 1991 65.4 1992 66.4 1993 67.1 1994 67 1995 66.4 1996 65.5 1997 64.5 1998 63.2 1999 61.8 2000 60.4 2001 59 2002 57.8 2003 56.3 2004 54.8 2005 53.4 2006 52.5 2007 51.8 2008 51.2 2009 50.6 2010 50 2011 49.2 2012 48.4 2013 47.4 2014 46.6 2015 45.5