Year Per 1000 Births 1950 160.1 1951 157.8 1952 155.9 1953 154.3 1954 152.3 1955 150.5 1956 148.8 1957 147 1958 145.4 1959 143.6 1960 141.7 1961 140.1 1962 138.1 1963 136 1964 133.7 1965 131.3 1966 128.9 1967 126.5 1968 124.1 1969 121.7 1970 119.3 1971 116.6 1972 113.4 1973 109.7 1974 105.8 1975 101.6 1976 97.7 1977 93.9 1978 90.4 1979 87.2 1980 83.8 1981 80.3 1982 76.5 1983 72.7 1984 68.9 1985 65.3 1986 62 1987 59.4 1988 57.5 1989 56.3 1990 56 1991 56.7 1992 58.6 1993 61.4 1994 64.9 1995 68.7 1996 72.5 1997 76 1998 79.1 1999 81.8 2000 84 2001 85.4 2002 85.9 2003 85.9 2004 84.8 2005 83 2006 76.8 2007 74.7 2008 73.2 2009 65.8 2010 59.1 2011 53.6 2012 51.5 2013 48.4 2014 45.8 2015 44.5