Year per 1,000 live births 1965 57.3 1966 56.8 1967 56.4 1968 56 1969 55.5 1970 55.1 1971 54.7 1972 54.4 1973 54.1 1974 53.6 1975 53 1976 52.3 1977 51.6 1978 50.9 1979 50.1 1980 49.4 1981 48.8 1982 48.3 1983 47.8 1984 47.3 1985 46.7 1986 46.2 1987 45.6 1988 44.9 1989 44.4 1990 43.8 1991 43.2 1992 42.6 1993 42 1994 41.3 1995 40.6 1996 39.9 1997 39.2 1998 38.4 1999 37.6 2000 36.7 2001 35.9 2002 35.1 2003 34.3 2004 33.5 2005 32.8 2006 32.1 2007 31.4 2008 30.8 2009 30.1 2010 29.5 2011 28.9 2012 28.4 2013 27.9 2014 27.4 2015 26.9 2016 26.4 2017 25.9 2018 25.4 2019 25 2020 24.5 2021 24 2022 23.5