Year per 1,000 live births 1960 357.7 1961 354.9 1962 352 1963 349.5 1964 346.6 1965 343.5 1966 340.4 1967 336.6 1968 333.5 1969 330.7 1970 326.8 1971 323.3 1972 319.9 1973 316 1974 312.6 1975 309.1 1976 305.3 1977 301.9 1978 298.5 1979 295.2 1980 291.8 1981 288.4 1982 285.2 1983 281.7 1984 278 1985 273.8 1986 269.8 1987 265.5 1988 261 1989 256.6 1990 251.9 1991 246.8 1992 241.1 1993 235.1 1994 228.5 1995 221.7 1996 214.5 1997 206.9 1998 198.8 1999 190.4 2000 181.8 2001 172.7 2002 164 2003 155.8 2004 147.9 2005 140.4 2006 133.3 2007 126.7 2008 120.5 2009 114.7 2010 109.2 2011 104.3 2012 101 2013 99.2 2014 98.8 2015 98.8 2016 98.8 2017 98.8 2018 98.8 2019 98.8 2020 98.8 2021 98.8 2022 98.8