Year Per 1000 Births 1959 182.4 1960 163.5 1961 147.6 1962 132.7 1963 118.7 1964 106.3 1965 95.5 1966 85.8 1967 76.3 1968 68.5 1969 61.2 1970 54.4 1971 48.6 1972 43.6 1973 39.1 1974 35.1 1975 31.3 1976 28.2 1977 25.2 1978 22.4 1979 20.6 1980 19.3 1981 18.1 1982 17.4 1983 16.8 1984 16.6 1985 16.4 1986 16.5 1987 16.7 1988 17 1989 17.2 1990 17.4 1991 17.5 1992 17.5 1993 17.4 1994 17 1995 16.7 1996 16.5 1997 16.1 1998 15.7 1999 15.3 2000 14.9 2001 14.5 2002 14.3 2003 13.9 2004 13.7 2005 13.5 2006 13.2 2007 12.9 2008 12.7 2009 12.3 2010 12.1 2011 11.8