Year Per 1000 Births 1949 36.2 1950 34.9 1951 33.7 1952 32.6 1953 31.4 1954 30.3 1955 29.2 1956 28.2 1957 27.3 1958 26.5 1959 25.7 1960 24.9 1961 24.3 1962 23.5 1963 22.7 1964 21.8 1965 20.8 1966 19.9 1967 19.1 1968 18.2 1969 17.3 1970 16.4 1971 15.5 1972 14.7 1973 13.9 1974 13.1 1975 12.4 1976 11.7 1977 11.2 1978 10.8 1979 10.4 1980 10.1 1981 9.9 1982 9.7 1983 9.6 1984 9.6 1985 9.6 1986 9.6 1987 9.5 1988 9.4 1989 9.1 1990 8.7 1991 8.2 1992 7.8 1993 7.4 1994 7 1995 6.6 1996 6.2 1997 6 1998 5.8 1999 5.7 2000 5.6 2001 5.5 2002 5.4 2003 5.2 2004 5.1 2005 4.9 2006 4.7 2007 4.5 2008 4.3 2009 4.1 2010 3.9 2011 3.7