Year Per 1000 Births 1950 42.976 1951 42.058 1952 40.321 1953 38.782 1954 37.439 1955 36.292 1956 35.335 1957 34.556 1958 33.938 1959 33.447 1960 33.044 1961 32.688 1962 32.334 1963 31.948 1964 31.511 1965 31.03 1966 30.529 1967 30.046 1968 29.605 1969 29.203 1970 28.829 1971 28.462 1972 28.076 1973 27.647 1974 27.164 1975 26.616 1976 25.996 1977 25.319 1978 24.6 1979 23.855 1980 23.104 1981 22.369 1982 21.666 1983 21.005 1984 20.391 1985 19.821 1986 19.281 1987 18.755 1988 18.229 1989 17.702 1990 17.178 1991 16.668 1992 16.183 1993 15.729 1994 15.305 1995 14.904 1996 14.516 1997 14.128 1998 13.733 1999 13.328 2000 12.913 2001 12.489 2002 12.065 2003 11.651 2004 11.254 2005 10.881 2006 10.54 2007 10.233 2008 9.96 2009 9.722 2010 9.515 2011 9.334 2012 9.173 2013 9.024 2014 8.881 2015 8.741 2016 8.602 2017 8.465 2018 8.329