Year Deaths per 1000 1954 44.8 1955 43.7 1956 42.4 1957 41.2 1958 40.1 1959 39.1 1960 38.1 1961 37.2 1962 36.4 1963 35.5 1964 34.8 1965 34.1 1966 33.5 1967 32.8 1968 32.3 1969 31.7 1970 31.1 1971 30.5 1972 30 1973 29.3 1974 28.7 1975 28.1 1976 27.5 1977 26.9 1978 26.3 1979 25.7 1980 25 1981 24.5 1982 23.9 1983 23.3 1984 22.8 1985 22.3 1986 21.6 1987 21.1 1988 20.6 1989 20.2 1990 19.9 1991 19.5 1992 19.3 1993 19.2 1994 19 1995 18.9 1996 18.9 1997 18.8 1998 18.8 1999 18.8 2000 18.7 2001 18.6 2002 18.5 2003 18.2 2004 17.8 2005 17.4 2006 17.1 2007 16.6 2008 16.2 2009 15.8 2010 15.3 2011 14.9 2012 14.5 2013 14 2014 13.6 2015 13.2