Year per 1,000 live births 1960 140.3 1961 138.8 1962 137.2 1963 135.5 1964 133.7 1965 131.8 1966 130 1967 127.9 1968 125.7 1969 123.3 1970 120.9 1971 118.6 1972 116.3 1973 114 1974 111.8 1975 109.7 1976 107.6 1977 105.5 1978 103.3 1979 101.3 1980 99.2 1981 97.2 1982 95.3 1983 93.5 1984 91.6 1985 89.9 1986 88.2 1987 86.7 1988 85.3 1989 84.1 1990 83 1991 81.9 1992 80.7 1993 79.5 1994 78.2 1995 76.7 1996 75.1 1997 73.4 1998 71.8 1999 69.9 2000 68.1 2001 66.3 2002 64.6 2003 62.9 2004 61.4 2005 59.8 2006 58.4 2007 57 2008 55.6 2009 54.2 2010 52.8 2011 51.4 2012 49.9 2013 48.5 2014 47.1 2015 45.8 2016 44.5 2017 43.3 2018 42.1 2019 40.9 2020 39.8 2021 38.8 2022 37.7