Year Per 1000 Births 1951 130.1 1952 123.6 1953 117.6 1954 112 1955 106.3 1956 100.9 1957 95.4 1958 90 1959 84.8 1960 79.7 1961 74.8 1962 70 1963 65.5 1964 61.2 1965 57.3 1966 53.5 1967 49.9 1968 46.6 1969 43.5 1970 40.6 1971 38.1 1972 35.9 1973 34.1 1974 32.5 1975 31.2 1976 30.1 1977 29.2 1978 28.3 1979 27.4 1980 26.6 1981 25.8 1982 25.1 1983 24.3 1984 23.6 1985 22.9 1986 22.3 1987 21.8 1988 21.3 1989 20.9 1990 20.6 1991 20.3 1992 20 1993 19.7 1994 19.2 1995 18.6 1996 17.8 1997 16.9 1998 16 1999 15.2 2000 14.4 2001 13.7 2002 13.1 2003 12.4 2004 11.8 2005 11.2 2006 10.5 2007 9.9 2008 9.4 2009 8.9 2010 8.4 2011 8.1 2012 7.8 2013 7.5 2014 7.2 2015 6.9