Year Per 1000 Births 1951 192 1952 181.3 1953 171.5 1954 162 1955 153.3 1956 144.4 1957 135.8 1958 127.2 1959 118.9 1960 111 1961 103.2 1962 95.8 1963 88.7 1964 82.1 1965 75.9 1966 70.1 1967 64.8 1968 59.8 1969 55.2 1970 51.1 1971 47.5 1972 44.4 1973 41.8 1974 39.6 1975 37.9 1976 36.4 1977 35.1 1978 33.9 1979 32.8 1980 31.7 1981 30.8 1982 29.9 1983 29 1984 28.1 1985 27.3 1986 26.6 1987 25.9 1988 25.3 1989 24.8 1990 24.4 1991 24.1 1992 23.8 1993 23.3 1994 22.7 1995 21.9 1996 20.9 1997 19.8 1998 18.7 1999 17.7 2000 16.8 2001 16 2002 15.2 2003 14.4 2004 13.7 2005 12.9 2006 12.2 2007 11.5 2008 10.9 2009 10.3 2010 9.8 2011 9.4 2012 9 2013 8.7 2014 8.3 2015 8.1 2016 7.8