Year Per 1000 Births 1959 19.04 1960 20.14 1961 21.54 1962 21.83 1963 22.6 1964 23.78 1965 24.28 1966 23.65 1967 22.79 1968 26.98 1969 27.5 1970 32.54 1971 33.03 1972 32.48 1973 31.18 1974 32.7 1975 34.17 1976 35.89 1977 37.92 1978 38.72 1979 41.67 1980 42.35 1981 42.04 1982 38.47 1983 38.4 1984 41.82 1985 43.98 1986 43.41 1987 45.37 1988 45.05 1989 53.9 1990 55.17 1991 53.85 1992 50.88 1993 44.51 1994 40.62 1995 38.01 1996 36.01 1997 31.61 1998 28.21 1999 27.26 2000 26.11 2001 24.01 2002 21.82 2003 20.89 2004 21.56 2005 21.4 2006 21.09 2007 22.55 2008 21.15 2009 18.39 2010 18.39