Year Deaths per 1000 1954 62.3 1955 60.9 1956 59.8 1957 58.7 1958 57.7 1959 56.7 1960 55.7 1961 54.8 1962 53.8 1963 52.7 1964 51.6 1965 50.4 1966 49.3 1967 48.2 1968 47 1969 45.7 1970 44.2 1971 42.8 1972 41.3 1973 40.1 1974 39 1975 38.1 1976 37.4 1977 36.9 1978 36.6 1979 36.3 1980 36.1 1981 35.8 1982 35.5 1983 35 1984 34.3 1985 33.3 1986 32.3 1987 31.2 1988 30 1989 28.9 1990 27.8 1991 26.8 1992 25.9 1993 24.8 1994 23.6 1995 22.3 1996 20.8 1997 19.3 1998 18 1999 16.8 2000 15.8 2001 15 2002 14.3 2003 13.6 2004 13 2005 12.5 2006 12 2007 11.6 2008 11.1 2009 10.7 2010 10.2 2011 9.8 2012 9.4 2013 8.9 2014 8.6 2015 8.2