Year per 1,000 live births 1965 214 1966 212.5 1967 211.1 1968 209.9 1969 208.4 1970 206 1971 202.5 1972 198 1973 193 1974 187.6 1975 182 1976 176.2 1977 170.1 1978 163.5 1979 156.9 1980 151.6 1981 147.2 1982 144.8 1983 144.6 1984 146 1985 148.1 1986 149.6 1987 150.1 1988 148.6 1989 145.5 1990 141.3 1991 136.9 1992 131.9 1993 126.8 1994 122.3 1995 118.9 1996 115.9 1997 113 1998 109.6 1999 105.3 2000 99.6 2001 92.4 2002 84.5 2003 76.7 2004 70 2005 64.9 2006 61.5 2007 59.3 2008 56.2 2009 54 2010 52 2011 48.4 2012 45.6 2013 42.7 2014 40.3 2015 38.5 2016 36.8 2017 35.3 2018 34.1 2019 32.9 2020 31.8 2021 30.9 2022 30.1