Year per 1,000 live births 1964 142.1 1965 143.4 1966 144.5 1967 145.6 1968 146.8 1969 147.6 1970 148.2 1971 148.5 1972 164.1 1973 148.7 1974 148.6 1975 148.2 1976 147.3 1977 145.2 1978 142 1979 137.6 1980 132.1 1981 126.4 1982 120.4 1983 114.7 1984 109.8 1985 106 1986 103.4 1987 102.1 1988 101.9 1989 102.2 1990 102.9 1991 103.7 1992 104.2 1993 109.7 1994 104.4 1995 103.8 1996 102.8 1997 101.2 1998 99.3 1999 97 2000 94.4 2001 91.6 2002 88.6 2003 85.4 2004 81.9 2005 78.1 2006 74.1 2007 70 2008 66.2 2009 62.6 2010 59.2 2011 56.1 2012 53.2 2013 50.5 2014 48.1 2015 46 2016 44.1 2017 42.5 2018 41.1 2019 39.8 2020 38.6 2021 37.5 2022 36.4