Year Per 1000 Births 1962 56.2 1963 54.6 1964 52.8 1965 51.2 1966 49.4 1967 48 1968 46.3 1969 44.9 1970 43.4 1971 42.1 1972 40.8 1973 39.5 1974 38.3 1975 37.1 1976 36 1977 34.8 1978 33.7 1979 32.6 1980 31.6 1981 30.6 1982 29.7 1983 28.8 1984 28 1985 27.3 1986 26.7 1987 26.2 1988 25.6 1989 25 1990 24.5 1991 24 1992 23.5 1993 22.9 1994 22.4 1995 21.9 1996 21.4 1997 21 1998 20.5 1999 20 2000 19.6 2001 19.1 2002 18.8 2003 18.4 2004 17.9 2005 17.6 2006 17.2 2007 16.8 2008 16.5 2009 16.1 2010 15.7 2011 15.4