Year Per 1000 Births 1952 174.6 1953 168.1 1954 162 1955 156.2 1956 151.2 1957 146.6 1958 142.7 1959 139.2 1960 135.9 1961 132.6 1962 129.1 1963 125.4 1964 121.8 1965 118.2 1966 114.8 1967 111.6 1968 108.7 1969 106 1970 103.4 1971 100.9 1972 98.3 1973 95.8 1974 93.3 1975 91 1976 88.9 1977 87 1978 85.5 1979 83.9 1980 82.4 1981 80.7 1982 78.7 1983 76.3 1984 73.7 1985 70.7 1986 67.6 1987 64.6 1988 61.7 1989 58.9 1990 56.3 1991 53.7 1992 51 1993 48.2 1994 45.4 1995 42.5 1996 39.7 1997 36.9 1998 34.3 1999 31.8 2000 29.6 2001 27.6 2002 25.7 2003 24.1 2004 22.6 2005 21.3 2006 20.1 2007 19 2008 18 2009 17.1 2010 16.3 2011 15.6 2012 14.9 2013 14.2 2014 13.6 2015 13.1