Year per 1,000 live births 1968 154.8 1969 156.5 1970 158.2 1971 160 1972 162 1973 164.3 1974 166.7 1975 169.1 1976 171.5 1977 173.3 1978 174.9 1979 176.8 1980 179.2 1981 181.8 1982 184.1 1983 185.7 1984 186.3 1985 185.6 1986 183.2 1987 179.2 1988 174.1 1989 168.5 1990 162.9 1991 157.3 1992 152.1 1993 147.2 1994 142.4 1995 137.4 1996 132.3 1997 126.9 1998 121.6 1999 116.3 2000 111.3 2001 106.5 2002 102.1 2003 98 2004 94 2005 90.3 2006 86.7 2007 83.6 2008 80.7 2009 78.2 2010 76.1 2011 74.4 2012 73.1 2013 72.1 2014 71.5 2015 71.1 2016 70.9 2017 70.9 2018 71.1 2019 71.3 2020 71.6 2021 71.4 2022 70.9