Year Per 1000 Births 1949 26.9 1950 26 1951 25.1 1952 24.2 1953 23.4 1954 22.7 1955 22 1956 21.3 1957 20.7 1958 20.3 1959 19.9 1960 19.4 1961 18.9 1962 18.3 1963 17.7 1964 17 1965 16.3 1966 15.6 1967 15 1968 14.4 1969 13.8 1970 13.3 1971 12.7 1972 12.1 1973 11.5 1974 10.9 1975 10.4 1976 9.9 1977 9.5 1978 9.1 1979 8.8 1980 8.5 1981 8.3 1982 8.1 1983 7.9 1984 7.7 1985 7.6 1986 7.5 1987 7.4 1988 7.2 1989 7 1990 6.7 1991 6.4 1992 6 1993 5.6 1994 5.2 1995 4.9 1996 4.6 1997 4.4 1998 4.3 1999 4.2 2000 4.1 2001 4 2002 4 2003 3.8 2004 3.7 2005 3.6 2006 3.4 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3.1 2010 2.9 2011 2.8