Year Deaths per 1000 1955 63.5 1956 62.8 1957 62.2 1958 61.5 1959 61.2 1960 60.8 1961 60.4 1962 60.1 1963 59.7 1964 59.2 1965 58.6 1966 58.2 1967 57.7 1968 57.1 1969 56.6 1970 56.2 1971 55.5 1972 54.8 1973 53.9 1974 52.9 1975 52 1976 51 1977 49.9 1978 49 1979 48.1 1980 47.3 1981 46.7 1982 46 1983 45.3 1984 44.6 1985 43.9 1986 43 1987 42 1988 41.2 1989 40.6 1990 40.2 1991 40 1992 39.9 1993 40 1994 40.1 1995 40.3 1996 40.4 1997 40.3 1998 40.1 1999 39.6 2000 38.9 2001 37.9 2002 36.7 2003 35.4 2004 34 2005 32.5 2006 31 2007 29.6 2008 28.1 2009 26.8 2010 25.5 2011 24.3 2012 23.2 2013 22.2 2014 21.5 2015 20.8