Year Per 1000 Births 1951 154.5 1952 153.2 1953 152.1 1954 151 1955 149.9 1956 148.8 1957 147.8 1958 146.7 1959 145.5 1960 144.3 1961 143 1962 141.9 1963 140.5 1964 139 1965 137.3 1966 135.4 1967 133.5 1968 131.4 1969 129.5 1970 127.6 1971 125.8 1972 124 1973 122.1 1974 120.2 1975 118.2 1976 116.1 1977 114 1978 111.9 1979 110.2 1980 108.9 1981 108.1 1982 107.6 1983 107.4 1984 107 1985 106.4 1986 105.4 1987 104.2 1988 102.8 1989 101.5 1990 100.4 1991 99.6 1992 98.9 1993 98.1 1994 97.1 1995 95.8 1996 93.8 1997 91.4 1998 88.2 1999 84.5 2000 80.3 2001 75.9 2002 71.4 2003 67 2004 62.7 2005 58.7 2006 55.2 2007 51.5 2008 48.3 2009 45.6 2010 42.4 2011 40.4 2012 38.8 2013 37.6 2014 36.2 2015 35.2