Year Deaths per 1000 1952 67.2 1953 65.9 1954 64.5 1955 63.1 1956 62.1 1957 61 1958 60 1959 59.1 1960 58.4 1961 57.6 1962 56.8 1963 55.8 1964 54.8 1965 53.8 1966 52.7 1967 51.6 1968 50.3 1969 48.9 1970 47.3 1971 45.7 1972 44.1 1973 42.4 1974 40.7 1975 38.9 1976 37.2 1977 35.5 1978 34 1979 32.5 1980 31.1 1981 29.7 1982 28.4 1983 27.1 1984 26.1 1985 25 1986 24 1987 23.1 1988 22.3 1989 21.4 1990 20.4 1991 19.5 1992 18.5 1993 17.5 1994 16.6 1995 15.9 1996 15.2 1997 14.5 1998 13.9 1999 13.3 2000 12.7 2001 12.1 2002 11.5 2003 11 2004 10.5 2005 10 2006 9.5 2007 9.1 2008 8.8 2009 8.4 2010 8.1 2011 7.8 2012 7.5 2013 7.3 2014 7 2015 6.7