Year Per 1000 Births 1951 27.6 1952 26.9 1953 26.1 1954 25.4 1955 24.6 1956 24 1957 23.3 1958 22.6 1959 22 1960 21.3 1961 20.7 1962 20.1 1963 19.6 1964 19.1 1965 18.5 1966 18 1967 17.4 1968 16.9 1969 16.3 1970 15.7 1971 15 1972 14.4 1973 13.7 1974 13 1975 12.4 1976 11.7 1977 11.1 1978 10.6 1979 10 1980 9.5 1981 9.1 1982 8.7 1983 8.3 1984 7.9 1985 7.6 1986 7.3 1987 7 1988 6.8 1989 6.5 1990 6.3 1991 6.1 1992 5.9 1993 5.6 1994 5.3 1995 5 1996 4.8 1997 4.5 1998 4.3 1999 4.1 2000 3.9 2001 3.7 2002 3.6 2003 3.4 2004 3.3 2005 3.1 2006 3 2007 2.9 2008 2.8 2009 2.7 2010 2.6 2011 2.5