Year per 1,000 live births 1960 151.1 1961 146.6 1962 142.3 1963 138.1 1964 134 1965 130 1966 126.1 1967 122.4 1968 118.6 1969 114.9 1970 111.1 1971 107.4 1972 103.7 1973 100.1 1974 105.9 1975 93 1976 89.4 1977 86 1978 82.6 1979 79.3 1980 76.1 1981 73 1982 69.9 1983 67.1 1984 64.2 1985 61.6 1986 59.1 1987 56.6 1988 54.3 1989 52 1990 49.9 1991 47.9 1992 46 1993 44.2 1994 42.6 1995 40.9 1996 39.4 1997 37.9 1998 45.6 1999 35.1 2000 33.8 2001 32.5 2002 31.2 2003 29.9 2004 28.8 2005 27.7 2006 26.6 2007 25.7 2008 24.8 2009 23.9 2010 23.1 2011 22.3 2012 21.6 2013 20.9 2014 20.1 2015 19.4 2016 18.8 2017 18.1 2018 17.5 2019 16.9 2020 16.4 2021 15.8 2022 15.3