Year per 1,000 live births 1972 263.1 1973 261.7 1974 260.2 1975 258.6 1976 257.1 1977 255.4 1978 253.7 1979 251.9 1980 250 1981 247.9 1982 245.4 1983 242.8 1984 239.9 1985 237 1986 234.1 1987 231.2 1988 228.3 1989 225 1990 221.8 1991 218.6 1992 215.6 1993 212.6 1994 209.8 1995 207.2 1996 204.5 1997 202 1998 199.1 1999 196 2000 192.8 2001 189.3 2002 185.9 2003 182.6 2004 179 2005 175.3 2006 171.4 2007 167.6 2008 163.7 2009 159.6 2010 155.4 2011 151.4 2012 147.4 2013 143.6 2014 139.7 2015 135.9 2016 132.2 2017 128.2 2018 124.2 2019 120.4 2020 116.6 2021 112.9 2022 109.3