Year Per 1000 Births 1950 36.75 1951 36.94 1952 37.23 1953 37.32 1954 37.22 1955 36.92 1956 36.45 1957 35.8 1958 35.01 1959 34.12 1960 33.16 1961 32.21 1962 31.29 1963 30.45 1964 29.7 1965 29 1966 28.29 1967 27.51 1968 26.64 1969 25.69 1970 24.69 1971 23.71 1972 22.83 1973 22.09 1974 21.51 1975 21.09 1976 20.82 1977 20.64 1978 20.52 1979 20.43 1980 20.37 1981 20.35 1982 20.37 1983 20.44 1984 20.52 1985 20.59 1986 20.62 1987 20.59 1988 20.46 1989 20.24 1990 19.9 1991 19.44 1992 18.88 1993 18.25 1994 17.57 1995 16.88 1996 16.2 1997 15.56 1998 14.99 1999 14.49 2000 14.07 2001 13.71 2002 13.38 2003 13.09 2004 12.83 2005 12.61 2006 12.47 2007 12.41 2008 12.45 2009 12.56 2010 12.73 2011 12.92 2012 13.1 2013 13.24 2014 13.33 2015 13.37