Year per 1,000 live births 1960 195.5 1961 189 1962 182.6 1963 176.3 1964 170.2 1965 164.1 1966 158.2 1967 152.4 1968 146.6 1969 140.9 1970 135.3 1971 129.8 1972 124.6 1973 119.4 1974 139.3 1975 109.4 1976 104.7 1977 100 1978 95.5 1979 91.1 1980 86.9 1981 82.8 1982 78.8 1983 74.9 1984 71.3 1985 67.8 1986 64.4 1987 61.2 1988 58.2 1989 55.4 1990 52.7 1991 50.2 1992 47.9 1993 45.7 1994 43.8 1995 41.9 1996 40.1 1997 38.4 1998 60.9 1999 35.1 2000 33.5 2001 32 2002 30.5 2003 29.2 2004 27.8 2005 26.7 2006 25.6 2007 24.5 2008 23.6 2009 22.7 2010 21.8 2011 21 2012 20.3 2013 19.6 2014 18.9 2015 18.2 2016 17.5 2017 16.9 2018 16.3 2019 15.8 2020 15.2 2021 14.8 2022 14.3