Year Deaths per 1000 1960 60.8 1961 60.1 1962 59.6 1963 59.3 1964 59.2 1965 59.1 1966 59 1967 59.1 1968 59 1969 58.9 1970 59 1971 59.1 1972 59.4 1973 59.8 1974 60.4 1975 61.2 1976 61.8 1977 62.1 1978 61.6 1979 60.3 1980 58.3 1981 55.9 1982 53.3 1983 50.8 1984 48.7 1985 46.7 1986 44.8 1987 43.1 1988 41.8 1989 41 1990 40.8 1991 41.2 1992 42 1993 43.3 1994 46 1995 46.1 1996 45.4 1997 45.8 1998 45.6 1999 44 2000 42.3 2001 40.3 2002 38 2003 35.7 2004 33.4 2005 31.2 2006 29.5 2007 28 2008 26.7 2009 25.5 2010 24.3 2011 22.9 2012 21.6 2013 20.4 2014 19.5 2015 18.7