Year Per 1000 Births 1952 123.5 1953 121.5 1954 119.3 1955 117.2 1956 115.2 1957 113.2 1958 111.3 1959 109 1960 106.7 1961 104.1 1962 101.6 1963 98.8 1964 95.9 1965 92.8 1966 89.8 1967 86.6 1968 83.4 1969 80.4 1970 77.5 1971 74.6 1972 71.9 1973 69.3 1974 66.9 1975 64.6 1976 62.3 1977 59.9 1978 57.4 1979 54.8 1980 52 1981 49.2 1982 46.3 1983 43.4 1984 40.6 1985 38 1986 35.7 1987 33.6 1988 32 1989 30.5 1990 29.2 1991 28.1 1992 27.2 1993 26.4 1994 25.8 1995 25.3 1996 24.9 1997 25.5 1998 24.3 1999 24.1 2000 23.8 2001 23.6 2002 23.4 2003 23.4 2004 23.4 2005 23.4 2006 23.5 2007 23.6 2008 23.7 2009 23.8 2010 23.9 2011 24 2012 24 2013 23.8 2014 23.5 2015 23.1