Year Deaths per 1000 1954 62.7 1955 60.5 1956 58.4 1957 56.6 1958 54.9 1959 53.2 1960 51.8 1961 50.6 1962 49.6 1963 48.7 1964 47.8 1965 46.9 1966 46 1967 45 1968 43.9 1969 42.8 1970 41.5 1971 40.1 1972 38.5 1973 36.9 1974 35.2 1975 33.3 1976 31.4 1977 29.4 1978 27.4 1979 25.4 1980 23.6 1981 21.8 1982 20.2 1983 18.7 1984 17.3 1985 16 1986 14.8 1987 13.7 1988 13 1989 12.8 1990 13 1991 13.5 1992 14 1993 14.1 1994 13.8 1995 13.3 1996 13 1997 12.9 1998 12.7 1999 12.4 2000 12 2001 11.6 2002 11.1 2003 10.5 2004 9.8 2005 9.3 2006 9.4 2007 9.7 2008 10.1 2009 10.2 2010 10.1 2011 9.9 2012 9.7 2013 9.5 2014 9.2 2015 8.9