Year per 1,000 live births 1964 127.6 1965 124.1 1966 120.9 1967 117.8 1968 114.7 1969 111.7 1970 108.8 1971 105.9 1972 103.2 1973 100.4 1974 97.8 1975 95.2 1976 92.7 1977 90.2 1978 87.8 1979 85.4 1980 83.1 1981 80.8 1982 78.7 1983 76.7 1984 74.8 1985 73 1986 71.5 1987 70.1 1988 68.8 1989 67.8 1990 66.9 1991 66.1 1992 65.5 1993 64.9 1994 64.4 1995 64 1996 63.6 1997 63 1998 62.2 1999 61.1 2000 59.9 2001 58.7 2002 57.4 2003 56.1 2004 54.7 2005 53.3 2006 52 2007 50.3 2008 49.1 2009 48 2010 46.4 2011 44.9 2012 43.4 2013 41.9 2014 40.9 2015 39.6 2016 38.1 2017 37.4 2018 36.2 2019 34.9 2020 33.4 2021 33 2022 32.1