Year Per 1000 Births 1950 140.7 1951 136.1 1952 131.8 1953 127.5 1954 123.4 1955 119.5 1956 115.9 1957 112.3 1958 108.9 1959 105.6 1960 102.2 1961 99 1962 95.8 1963 92.7 1964 89.7 1965 86.8 1966 83.8 1967 80.8 1968 77.8 1969 74.8 1970 71.8 1971 68.7 1972 65.8 1973 62.9 1974 60.2 1975 57.6 1976 55.2 1977 52.9 1978 50.8 1979 48.9 1980 47 1981 45.1 1982 43.4 1983 41.6 1984 40 1985 38.3 1986 36.7 1987 35.1 1988 33.5 1989 31.9 1990 30.3 1991 28.8 1992 27.3 1993 26 1994 24.8 1995 23.7 1996 22.7 1997 21.7 1998 20.8 1999 19.9 2000 19.1 2001 18.3 2002 17.5 2003 16.7 2004 16 2005 15.3 2006 14.6 2007 14 2008 13.4 2009 12.9 2010 12.5 2011 12 2012 11.6 2013 11.2 2014 10.9 2015 10.5