Year Per 1000 Births 1901 19.54 1902 19.92 1903 19.4 1904 19.42 1905 19.7 1906 19.94 1907 19.42 1908 19.96 1909 19.96 1910 20.16 1911 19.32 1912 20.1 1913 20.36 1914 17.92 1915 11.04 1916 8.12 1917 8.44 1918 9.18 1919 8.34 1920 15.54 1921 18.82 1922 17.6 1923 17.82 1924 18.26 1925 19.48 1926 20.18 1927 19.66 1928 20.14 1929 19.82 1930 21.26 1931 21.66 1932 21.32 1933 20.92 1934 22.22 1935 22.62 1936 23.44 1937 22.54 1938 21.34 1939 20.62 1940 15.36 1941 12.86 1942 15.06 1943 18.5 1944 18.4 1945 19.44 1946 20.84 1947 23.68 1948 23.84 1949 24.2 1950 24.06 1951 22.88 1952 22.26 1953 21.74 1954 21.42 1955 21.14 1956 21.5 1957 20.6 1958 21.4 1959 23.4 1960 24.74 1961 25.9 1962 25.84 1963 27.62 1964 28.4 1965 28.56 1966 27.24 1967 26 1968 25.9 1969 26.2 1970 26.88 1971 28.12 1972 29.5 1973 29.28 1974 27.76 1975 25.34 1976 23.02 1977 22.14 1978 19.8 1979 18.2 1980 17.88 1981 16.44 1982 15.3 1983 13.54 1984 12.76 1985 11.4 1986 10.8 1987 10 1988 9.34 1989 8.96 1990 8.76 1991 8.74 1992 8.3 1993 7.92 1994 7.3 1995 7.08 1996 7.04 1997 7.06 1998 7.02 1999 7.42 2000 8.02 2001 8.34 2002 8.06 2003 7.72 2004 7.74 2005 7.52 2006 7.338 2007 7.168 2008 6.943 2009 6.717 2010 6.492