Year Per 1000 Births 1951 65.5 1952 65.1 1953 64.8 1954 64.4 1955 64 1956 65.6 1957 64.8 1958 64 1959 63.3 1960 62.6 1961 62 1962 61.4 1963 60.9 1964 60.5 1965 60 1966 59.6 1967 59.3 1968 58.9 1969 58.4 1970 58 1971 57.4 1972 56.8 1973 56.1 1974 55.3 1975 54.5 1976 53.6 1977 52.6 1978 51.6 1979 50.5 1980 49.4 1981 48.3 1982 47 1983 45.7 1984 44.4 1985 43.2 1986 41.9 1987 40.7 1988 39.4 1989 38.3 1990 37.1 1991 35.9 1992 34.8 1993 33.8 1994 32.8 1995 31.8 1996 30.9 1997 30.1 1998 29.3 1999 28.5 2000 27.7 2001 26.9 2002 26.1 2003 25.3 2004 24.6 2005 23.8 2006 23.1 2007 22.4 2008 21.7 2009 21 2010 20.4 2011 19.8 2012 19.2 2013 18.6 2014 18.1 2015 17.5