Year per 1,000 live births 1960 196.5 1961 193.2 1962 189.9 1963 187.2 1964 184.9 1965 183.3 1966 182.3 1967 181.2 1968 179.8 1969 177.5 1970 174 1971 169.2 1972 163.6 1973 158.1 1974 153.4 1975 150 1976 148.3 1977 147.9 1978 148.3 1979 148.9 1980 149.8 1981 150.6 1982 151.6 1983 153.7 1984 157 1985 160.9 1986 164.8 1987 168.3 1988 171 1989 173 1990 174.3 1991 175.2 1992 175 1993 173.3 1994 170.3 1995 167 1996 163.6 1997 160.4 1998 157 1999 153 2000 147 2001 138.4 2002 128.1 2003 117.9 2004 107.9 2005 99 2006 91.5 2007 86.1 2008 81.5 2009 76.5 2010 72.2 2011 70.1 2012 68.3 2013 65.8 2014 63.5 2015 62.4 2016 59.6 2017 58.4 2018 58.6 2019 57 2020 54.2 2021 52.2 2022 50.7