Year Deaths per 1000 1954 44.3 1955 43.5 1956 42.7 1957 42 1958 41.2 1959 40.5 1960 39.8 1961 39.1 1962 38.3 1963 37.7 1964 37 1965 36.3 1966 35.5 1967 34.8 1968 34 1969 33.2 1970 32.2 1971 31.1 1972 30 1973 28.9 1974 27.9 1975 27 1976 26.2 1977 25.5 1978 24.8 1979 24.2 1980 23.6 1981 23 1982 22.3 1983 21.6 1984 21 1985 20.4 1986 19.7 1987 19.2 1988 18.6 1989 17.9 1990 17.4 1991 17 1992 16.6 1993 16.3 1994 16.1 1995 15.9 1996 15.7 1997 15.5 1998 15.3 1999 15 2000 14.7 2001 14.4 2002 14 2003 13.7 2004 13.3 2005 13 2006 12.6 2007 12.3 2008 12 2009 11.6 2010 11.3 2011 10.9 2012 10.6 2013 10.2 2014 9.9 2015 9.6