Year per 1,000 live births 1964 247.5 1965 249.6 1966 251.6 1967 253.6 1968 255.5 1969 256.8 1970 257.8 1971 258.4 1972 325.8 1973 258.8 1974 258.7 1975 258.3 1976 256.8 1977 253.5 1978 248.1 1979 240.7 1980 231.4 1981 220.9 1982 210 1983 199.4 1984 190.1 1985 183 1986 178.2 1987 175.9 1988 175.4 1989 176.3 1990 177.7 1991 179.3 1992 180.3 1993 203.6 1994 180.5 1995 179.3 1996 177.4 1997 174.6 1998 170.9 1999 166.5 2000 161.7 2001 156.6 2002 151.1 2003 145.4 2004 138.9 2005 131.8 2006 124.3 2007 116.9 2008 109.9 2009 103.2 2010 97 2011 91.1 2012 85.8 2013 80.9 2014 76.6 2015 72.5 2016 69.1 2017 66.1 2018 63.4 2019 61 2020 58.9 2021 56.8 2022 54.7