Year Per 1000 Births 1955 155.6 1956 151 1957 146.6 1958 142.5 1959 138.5 1960 134.6 1961 130.7 1962 126.9 1963 123.2 1964 119.6 1965 116.1 1966 112.7 1967 109.5 1968 106.3 1969 103.1 1970 100.1 1971 97.1 1972 94.4 1973 91.7 1974 89.2 1975 86.9 1976 84.6 1977 82.5 1978 80.6 1979 78.8 1980 77.1 1981 75.5 1982 74 1983 72.6 1984 71.3 1985 70.2 1986 69.1 1987 68.1 1988 67.1 1989 66.2 1990 65.3 1991 64.4 1992 63.4 1993 62.6 1994 61.9 1995 61.2 1996 60.5 1997 59.9 1998 59.3 1999 58.8 2000 58.3 2001 57.8 2002 57.3 2003 56.7 2004 56.2 2005 55.6 2006 54.7 2007 53.8 2008 52.7 2009 51.6 2010 50.3 2011 49.2 2012 48 2013 47 2014 45.7 2015 44.5