Year Per 1000 Births 1951 239.3 1952 228.6 1953 221.6 1954 210.1 1955 201 1956 192.7 1957 184.4 1958 176.2 1959 168.1 1960 159.7 1961 152.6 1962 146.7 1963 140.8 1964 133.5 1965 128.2 1966 122.6 1967 117.2 1968 112.1 1969 106.8 1970 102.2 1971 97.7 1972 93.8 1973 89.6 1974 85.6 1975 82.3 1976 79.2 1977 76.5 1978 73.4 1979 68.8 1980 65.4 1981 61.6 1982 58.3 1983 55.4 1984 52.7 1985 49.9 1986 47.2 1987 45.1 1988 42.7 1989 40.6 1990 38.5 1991 36.7 1992 34.7 1993 33 1994 31.3 1995 29.7 1996 28.3 1997 26.9 1998 25.5 1999 24.4 2000 23 2001 21.9 2002 20.8 2003 19.7 2004 18.9 2005 17.9 2006 16.8 2007 16.2 2008 15.2 2009 14.6 2010 13.7 2011 13.2