Year Per 1000 Births 1955 184.1 1956 179.4 1957 175.1 1958 170.7 1959 166.6 1960 162.8 1961 159.1 1962 155.3 1963 151.6 1964 147.6 1965 144.1 1966 141.1 1967 138.2 1968 135.8 1969 134 1970 130.9 1971 126.8 1972 122.4 1973 116.8 1974 111.5 1975 105.2 1976 99.7 1977 93.3 1978 86.9 1979 82.1 1980 77.8 1981 73.5 1982 69.4 1983 66.2 1984 63.5 1985 60.6 1986 58.7 1987 56.7 1988 55.1 1989 53.5 1990 52.8 1991 53.2 1992 54.8 1993 57.4 1994 60.8 1995 64.8 1996 68.8 1997 72.7 1998 75.9 1999 78.8 2000 81.1 2001 80.8 2002 78.4 2003 72.1 2004 59.1 2005 46.1 2006 37.9 2007 34.2 2008 32.6 2009 30.1 2010 27.5 2011 25.9