Year Per 1000 Births 1949 154.4 1950 154.2 1951 154.2 1952 152.9 1953 152.5 1954 151.8 1955 150.9 1956 150.1 1957 149.2 1958 148.8 1959 147.7 1960 147.3 1961 146.6 1962 145.6 1963 144.2 1964 142.5 1965 139.6 1966 136.2 1967 132.5 1968 129.1 1969 125.9 1970 122.3 1971 119.2 1972 116.2 1973 112.8 1974 108.7 1975 105.2 1976 102 1977 99 1978 95.6 1979 91.6 1980 88.3 1981 84.8 1982 81.3 1983 77.9 1984 75 1985 72.1 1986 69 1987 66.3 1988 63.7 1989 60.9 1990 58.3 1991 55.6 1992 53.2 1993 50.9 1994 48.9 1995 47 1996 45.2 1997 43.5 1998 41.7 1999 40.1 2000 38.5 2001 37 2002 35.6 2003 34.1 2004 32.8 2005 31.5 2006 30.2 2007 29 2008 27.8 2009 26.7 2010 25.7 2011 24.7