Year Deaths per 1000 1955 29.5 1956 29 1957 28.5 1958 28.2 1959 27.8 1960 27.5 1961 27.3 1962 27 1963 26.9 1964 26.8 1965 26.6 1966 26.5 1967 26.4 1968 26.2 1969 26.1 1970 25.9 1971 25.8 1972 25.6 1973 25.4 1974 25.4 1975 25.3 1976 25.3 1977 25.3 1978 25.3 1979 25.2 1980 25 1981 24.7 1982 24.3 1983 23.9 1984 23.4 1985 22.9 1986 22.4 1987 21.7 1988 21 1989 20.3 1990 19.6 1991 19 1992 18.5 1993 18.1 1994 17.8 1995 17.5 1996 17.3 1997 17.1 1998 17 1999 16.9 2000 16.8 2001 16.7 2002 16.6 2003 16.4 2004 16.2 2005 16 2006 15.7 2007 15.4 2008 15 2009 14.6 2010 14.3 2011 14 2012 13.7 2013 13.3 2014 12.9 2015 12.6