Year Per 1000 Births 1951 218.7 1952 216.5 1953 214.2 1954 212 1955 209.8 1956 221.9 1957 210.5 1958 211.1 1959 211.6 1960 212 1961 212.1 1962 211.4 1963 210.4 1964 208.8 1965 206.8 1966 204.6 1967 201.7 1968 198.5 1969 194.9 1970 191.3 1971 187.8 1972 184.4 1973 181 1974 177.5 1975 174.2 1976 171.3 1977 168.3 1978 165.7 1979 163.1 1980 160.8 1981 158.7 1982 157.1 1983 156.1 1984 155.9 1985 156.7 1986 158.6 1987 161.5 1988 164.6 1989 167.7 1990 170.1 1991 171.2 1992 170.3 1993 167.8 1994 163.7 1995 158.3 1996 151.9 1997 145.2 1998 138.1 1999 130.6 2000 123 2001 115.6 2002 108.2 2003 101 2004 94 2005 87.6 2006 81.9 2007 76.9 2008 72.5 2009 68.6 2010 65.2 2011 62.1 2012 59.4 2013 56.9 2014 54.7 2015 52.8