Year per 1,000 live births 1964 132.1 1965 133.1 1966 134.2 1967 135.2 1968 136 1969 136.7 1970 137.2 1971 137.2 1972 152.7 1973 137.2 1974 136.9 1975 136.4 1976 135.4 1977 133.4 1978 130.1 1979 125.9 1980 120.9 1981 115.5 1982 110 1983 104.6 1984 100 1985 96.4 1986 94.1 1987 92.9 1988 92.5 1989 92.8 1990 93.4 1991 94.3 1992 94.9 1993 100.4 1994 95.2 1995 94.8 1996 93.8 1997 92.4 1998 90.6 1999 88.4 2000 85.8 2001 83.2 2002 80.3 2003 77.1 2004 73.8 2005 70.2 2006 66.4 2007 62.7 2008 59.2 2009 55.9 2010 52.8 2011 49.9 2012 47.3 2013 45 2014 42.8 2015 40.8 2016 39.2 2017 37.7 2018 36.4 2019 35.3 2020 34.2 2021 33.2 2022 32.2