Year Per 1000 Births 1945 120.8 1946 116.1 1947 113 1948 109.3 1949 105.4 1950 102.4 1951 99.5 1952 96.2 1953 92.9 1954 90 1955 87.2 1956 84.1 1957 81.6 1958 79.1 1959 76.7 1960 74.2 1961 71.7 1962 69.4 1963 67.1 1964 65.1 1965 62.9 1966 61 1967 59 1968 57 1969 55.1 1970 53.3 1971 51.5 1972 50 1973 48.3 1974 46.8 1975 45.3 1976 43.8 1977 42.3 1978 41.1 1979 39.9 1980 38.8 1981 37.7 1982 36.7 1983 35.8 1984 34.8 1985 33.9 1986 33 1987 32.1 1988 31.3 1989 30.4 1990 29.6 1991 28.8 1992 28 1993 27.2 1994 26.4 1995 25.8 1996 25 1997 24.3 1998 23.7 1999 23 2000 22.3 2001 21.8 2002 21.3 2003 20.7 2004 20.1 2005 19.6 2006 18.9 2007 18.4 2008 17.9 2009 17.4 2010 17.1 2011 16.4