Year per 1,000 live births 1968 89.9 1969 90.8 1970 91.7 1971 92.7 1972 93.9 1973 95.1 1974 96.4 1975 97.8 1976 99.1 1977 100.2 1978 101.2 1979 102.4 1980 103.7 1981 105 1982 106.1 1983 107 1984 107.3 1985 106.9 1986 105.7 1987 103.7 1988 101.1 1989 98.2 1990 95.2 1991 92.2 1992 89.4 1993 86.8 1994 84.2 1995 81.6 1996 78.8 1997 75.9 1998 72.9 1999 70 2000 67.2 2001 64.6 2002 62.2 2003 59.9 2004 57.7 2005 55.6 2006 53.7 2007 52 2008 50.4 2009 49 2010 47.8 2011 46.9 2012 46.2 2013 45.7 2014 45.4 2015 45.2 2016 45.1 2017 45.1 2018 45.2 2019 45.3 2020 45.4 2021 45.4 2022 45.1