Year Per 1000 Births 1948 135.4 1949 132.5 1950 130.3 1951 126.8 1952 124.4 1953 121.5 1954 119.2 1955 117 1956 114.6 1957 112.2 1958 109.7 1959 107.9 1960 105.8 1961 103.8 1962 101.6 1963 99.6 1964 97.7 1965 95.6 1966 93.7 1967 91.9 1968 90.3 1969 88.9 1970 87.8 1971 86.7 1972 85.9 1973 85 1974 84.4 1975 83.6 1976 82.8 1977 82 1978 81.1 1979 79.9 1980 78.9 1981 76.9 1982 75.2 1983 73 1984 71.2 1985 68.6 1986 66.4 1987 64 1988 61.6 1989 59.2 1990 57 1991 54.9 1992 52.7 1993 50.8 1994 48.8 1995 47 1996 45.2 1997 43.5 1998 41.9 1999 40.3 2000 38.8 2001 37.3 2002 35.8 2003 34.5 2004 33.2 2005 32 2006 30.7 2007 29.5 2008 28.5 2009 27.4 2010 26.4 2011 25.4