Year Per 1000 Births 1950 183.6 1951 174.1 1952 164.9 1953 156.3 1954 148 1955 140.5 1956 133.2 1957 126 1958 119.4 1959 113.3 1960 107.5 1961 101.9 1962 96.6 1963 91.6 1964 87.1 1965 82.8 1966 78.9 1967 75.2 1968 71.8 1969 68.6 1970 65.7 1971 62.9 1972 60.2 1973 57.8 1974 55.5 1975 53.3 1976 51.2 1977 49.1 1978 47.2 1979 45.3 1980 43.5 1981 41.8 1982 40.2 1983 38.6 1984 37.1 1985 35.7 1986 34.3 1987 33.1 1988 32 1989 30.9 1990 30 1991 29.1 1992 28.3 1993 27.5 1994 26.8 1995 26.2 1996 25.5 1997 24.9 1998 24.3 1999 23.8 2000 23.2 2001 22.6 2002 22.1 2003 21.5 2004 20.9 2005 20.4 2006 19.9 2007 19.3 2008 18.8 2009 18.3 2010 17.8 2011 17.3 2012 16.8 2013 16.3 2014 15.8 2015 15.4