Year per 1,000 live births 1964 233 1965 234.9 1966 237 1967 239 1968 240.5 1969 242.2 1970 242.9 1971 243.4 1972 310.8 1973 243.6 1974 243.4 1975 242.6 1976 240.9 1977 237.5 1978 232 1979 224.5 1980 215.4 1981 205.1 1982 194.6 1983 184.1 1984 174.9 1985 167.8 1986 163.2 1987 160.6 1988 159.9 1989 160.5 1990 161.5 1991 162.9 1992 164.1 1993 187.2 1994 164.3 1995 163.3 1996 161.3 1997 158.5 1998 154.8 1999 150.5 2000 145.7 2001 140.6 2002 135.1 2003 129.2 2004 123.1 2005 116.2 2006 109.3 2007 102.3 2008 95.7 2009 89.6 2010 84 2011 78.7 2012 73.8 2013 69.4 2014 65.4 2015 61.8 2016 58.6 2017 55.9 2018 53.5 2019 51.3 2020 49.4 2021 47.6 2022 45.9