Year Per 1000 Births 1949 110.5 1950 103.6 1951 97.4 1952 91.3 1953 85.8 1954 80.6 1955 75.7 1956 71.2 1957 67.2 1958 63.2 1959 59.4 1960 55.6 1961 52.1 1962 48.9 1963 45.9 1964 43.2 1965 40.7 1966 38.3 1967 36 1968 33.7 1969 31.3 1970 29.1 1971 27.3 1972 25.9 1973 24.8 1974 23.9 1975 23 1976 22.3 1977 21.5 1978 20.5 1979 19.3 1980 18 1981 16.8 1982 15.8 1983 14.9 1984 14.1 1985 13.5 1986 12.9 1987 12.4 1988 11.9 1989 11.4 1990 10.9 1991 10.4 1992 9.9 1993 9.3 1994 8.8 1995 8.3 1996 7.9 1997 7.4 1998 7.1 1999 6.8 2000 6.6 2001 6.4 2002 6.2 2003 6 2004 5.8 2005 5.7 2006 5.5 2007 5.2 2008 4.9 2009 4.7 2010 4.5 2011 4.2