Year Per 1000 Births 1753 24.6 1758 21.9 1763 21.8 1768 20.9 1773 19.5 1778 20.6 1783 21.3 1788 20.8 1793 20 1798 19.1 1803 17.2 1808 15.2 1813 16.6 1818 15.6 1823 16.9 1828 14 1833 12.2 1838 8.8 1843 8.7 1848 7.4 1853 7.6 1858 8 1863 8.9 1868 8.6 1873 9.1 1878 10 1883 10.3 1888 10.8 1893 11.6 1898 14.7 1903 15.9 1908 18.9 1913 19.5 1918 16.9 1923 17.9 1928 17.8 1933 17.8 1938 19.9 1943 25.6 1948 36.4 1953 37.8 1958 36.7 1963 42.8 1966 50.2 1967 47.9 1969 44 1970 43 1971 34.6 1972 33.4 1973 31.1 1974 31.7 1975 28.9 1976 25 1977 22.1 1978 19.2 1979 17.3 1980 15.5 1981 14.3 1982 14.5 1983 13 1984 12 1985 11.1 1986 11.4 1987 10.9 1988 11.4 1989 12.6 1990 14.1 1991 13.2 1992 12 1993 11 1994 9.6 1997 8.926 1998 8.764 1999 8.602 2000 8.44 2001 8.278 2002 8.116 2003 7.685 2004 7.254 2005 6.824 2006 6.393 2007 5.962 2008 6.079 2009 6.196 2010 6.312