Year Per 1000 Births 1959 15.41 1960 15.99 1961 17.92 1962 15.83 1963 15.72 1964 16.27 1965 16.71 1966 16.43 1967 18.08 1968 20.05 1969 20.67 1970 24.07 1971 24.78 1972 24.47 1973 23.57 1974 25.13 1975 23.82 1976 24.78 1977 26.16 1978 27.83 1979 26.58 1980 26.85 1981 18.22 1982 19.11 1983 19.29 1984 20.51 1985 22.15 1986 23.06 1987 24.28 1988 33.37 1989 36.44 1990 40.2 1991 45.74 1992 48.13 1993 43.13 1994 41.5 1995 40.8 1996 37.94 1997 33.86 1998 30.66 1999 27.35 2000 25.65 2001 21.77 2002 20.94 2003 20.48 2004 18.92 2005 18.15 2006 18.97 2007 18.51 2008 18.82 2009 16.18 2010 13.6