Year Per 1000 Births 1953 242.5 1954 238.4 1955 234.4 1956 230.5 1957 226.7 1958 222.8 1959 219 1960 215.3 1961 211 1962 207.4 1963 203.4 1964 200 1965 196.3 1966 192.9 1967 189 1968 185 1969 181 1970 176.5 1971 173 1972 170.2 1973 167.4 1974 164.3 1975 159.9 1976 155.2 1977 149.3 1978 142.8 1979 136.1 1980 129.3 1981 122.8 1982 116.8 1983 110.8 1984 105.2 1985 100.1 1986 95.8 1987 92 1988 88.3 1989 84.8 1990 81.3 1991 78.2 1992 74.9 1993 71.8 1994 68.5 1995 65.6 1996 62.7 1997 60 1998 57.4 1999 55.1 2000 52.7 2001 50.5 2002 48.5 2003 46.5 2004 44.5 2005 42.6 2006 40.7 2007 39.1 2008 37.4 2009 35.7 2010 34.3 2011 32.8