Year per 1,000 live births 1968 81.5 1969 82.3 1970 83.3 1971 84.4 1972 85.6 1973 86.9 1974 88.2 1975 89.6 1976 90.9 1977 92.3 1978 93.5 1979 94.7 1980 96.3 1981 97.6 1982 98.8 1983 99.7 1984 100 1985 99.5 1986 98.4 1987 96.6 1988 94.2 1989 91.4 1990 88.3 1991 85.4 1992 82.7 1993 80.2 1994 77.6 1995 75.1 1996 72.4 1997 69.6 1998 66.7 1999 64 2000 61.3 2001 58.8 2002 56.4 2003 54.1 2004 52 2005 50.1 2006 48.3 2007 46.6 2008 45.1 2009 43.9 2010 42.8 2011 41.9 2012 41.3 2013 40.8 2014 40.5 2015 40.3 2016 40.3 2017 40.3 2018 40.3 2019 40.5 2020 40.6 2021 40.6 2022 40.3