Year Per 1000 Births 1950 256.518 1951 247.22 1952 229.259 1953 212.565 1954 197.137 1955 182.972 1956 170.053 1957 158.348 1958 147.796 1959 138.304 1960 129.747 1961 121.984 1962 114.852 1963 108.194 1964 101.884 1965 95.844 1966 90.056 1967 84.573 1968 79.424 1969 74.582 1970 70.026 1971 65.743 1972 61.724 1973 57.954 1974 54.41 1975 51.076 1976 47.942 1977 45.002 1978 42.246 1979 39.657 1980 37.222 1981 34.934 1982 32.789 1983 30.778 1984 28.89 1985 27.114 1986 25.445 1987 23.881 1988 22.415 1989 21.039 1990 19.745 1991 18.529 1992 17.39 1993 16.323 1994 15.321 1995 14.379 1996 13.495 1997 12.667 1998 11.891 1999 11.162 2000 10.477 2001 9.833 2002 9.23 2003 8.665 2004 8.134 2005 7.634 2006 7.161 2007 6.714 2008 6.295 2009 5.903 2010 5.544 2011 5.224 2012 4.948 2013 4.715 2014 4.523 2015 4.367 2016 4.239 2017 4.13 2018 4.032