Year Per 1000 Births 1950 148.974 1951 145.163 1952 137.699 1953 130.548 1954 123.709 1955 117.184 1956 110.971 1957 105.068 1958 99.471 1959 94.174 1960 89.171 1961 84.449 1962 79.993 1963 75.787 1964 71.811 1965 68.05 1966 64.498 1967 61.146 1968 57.984 1969 54.994 1970 52.163 1971 49.481 1972 46.943 1973 44.541 1974 42.263 1975 40.1 1976 38.047 1977 36.105 1978 34.269 1979 32.531 1980 30.886 1981 29.33 1982 27.862 1983 26.475 1984 25.163 1985 23.92 1986 22.741 1987 21.623 1988 20.562 1989 19.553 1990 18.592 1991 17.679 1992 16.812 1993 15.991 1994 15.213 1995 14.474 1996 13.772 1997 13.107 1998 12.475 1999 11.875 2000 11.303 2001 10.757 2002 10.236 2003 9.74 2004 9.27 2005 8.826 2006 8.411 2007 8.028 2008 7.675 2009 7.353 2010 7.057 2011 6.783 2012 6.529 2013 6.289 2014 6.062 2015 5.845 2016 5.638 2017 5.444 2018 5.262