Year Deaths per 1000 1955 67.4 1956 66.8 1957 66.3 1958 65.7 1959 64.9 1960 64.1 1961 63.3 1962 62.3 1963 61.4 1964 60.5 1965 59.6 1966 58.8 1967 58.1 1968 57.5 1969 56.8 1970 56 1971 55.3 1972 54.4 1973 53.5 1974 52.5 1975 51.3 1976 50.2 1977 49 1978 47.7 1979 46.5 1980 45.2 1981 44 1982 42.7 1983 41.4 1984 40.1 1985 38.9 1986 37.7 1987 36.5 1988 35.2 1989 34 1990 32.7 1991 31.4 1992 30 1993 28.7 1994 27.3 1995 26 1996 24.7 1997 23.5 1998 22.3 1999 21.2 2000 20.1 2001 19 2002 18 2003 16.8 2004 15.6 2005 14.5 2006 13.5 2007 12.6 2008 11.7 2009 10.8 2010 10.1 2011 9.3 2012 8.7 2013 8.1 2014 7.5 2015 7.1