Year Per 1000 Births 1950 256.876 1951 247.523 1952 229.458 1953 212.677 1954 197.18 1955 182.964 1956 170.011 1957 158.287 1958 147.731 1959 138.245 1960 129.703 1961 121.958 1962 114.844 1963 108.2 1964 101.898 1965 95.859 1966 90.068 1967 84.58 1968 79.427 1969 74.582 1970 70.025 1971 65.742 1972 61.724 1973 57.955 1974 54.412 1975 51.079 1976 47.945 1977 45.005 1978 42.249 1979 39.66 1980 37.224 1981 34.936 1982 32.79 1983 30.779 1984 28.89 1985 27.114 1986 25.446 1987 23.881 1988 22.416 1989 21.04 1990 19.746 1991 18.531 1992 17.392 1993 16.325 1994 15.323 1995 14.382 1996 13.498 1997 12.669 1998 11.893 1999 11.164 2000 10.479 2001 9.836 2002 9.233 2003 8.667 2004 8.136 2005 7.636 2006 7.162 2007 6.715 2008 6.295 2009 5.903 2010 5.544 2011 5.224 2012 4.947 2013 4.714 2014 4.521 2015 4.364 2016 4.235 2017 4.126 2018 4.027