Year Deaths per 1000 1956 57 1957 56.6 1958 56.2 1959 55.6 1960 55 1961 54.3 1962 53.6 1963 52.6 1964 51.6 1965 50.2 1966 48.7 1967 47.3 1968 46 1969 44.8 1970 43.4 1971 42.1 1972 40.7 1973 39.3 1974 38 1975 36.4 1976 34.7 1977 32.8 1978 30.8 1979 29 1980 27.4 1981 26.2 1982 25.3 1983 24.8 1984 24.6 1985 24.3 1986 24.1 1987 23.9 1988 23.6 1989 23.1 1990 22.7 1991 22.1 1992 21.6 1993 21 1994 20.5 1995 19.9 1996 19.5 1997 19.1 1998 18.6 1999 18.3 2000 17.7 2001 17.2 2002 16.7 2003 16.3 2004 15.8 2005 15.4 2006 14.9 2007 14.4 2008 13.9 2009 13.5 2010 13 2011 12.6 2012 12.2 2013 11.8 2014 11.4 2015 10.9