Year per 1,000 live births 1960 147.5 1961 146.3 1962 144.8 1963 142.9 1964 140.6 1965 138 1966 135.2 1967 132.4 1968 129.5 1969 126.6 1970 123.6 1971 120.2 1972 116.7 1973 112.8 1974 108.7 1975 104.7 1976 100.8 1977 97.1 1978 93.5 1979 90.1 1980 86.8 1981 83.6 1982 80.6 1983 77.7 1984 74.8 1985 72.2 1986 69.5 1987 66.9 1988 64.4 1989 61.9 1990 59.4 1991 57 1992 54.6 1993 52.3 1994 50 1995 47.9 1996 45.9 1997 44 1998 42.5 1999 41 2000 39.8 2001 38.8 2002 38 2003 37.3 2004 36.7 2005 36.3 2006 35.9 2007 35.6 2008 35.4 2009 35.2 2010 35.1 2011 35 2012 35 2013 35 2014 35 2015 35.1 2016 35.1 2017 35 2018 34.8 2019 34.4 2020 33.9 2021 33.2 2022 32.4