Year per 1,000 live births 1964 210.9 1965 204.5 1966 198 1967 191.7 1968 185.4 1969 178.9 1970 172.3 1971 165.3 1972 157.8 1973 150 1974 142.5 1975 135.1 1976 128 1977 121.3 1978 115.2 1979 109.4 1980 103.9 1981 98.7 1982 93.9 1983 89.3 1984 85 1985 80.9 1986 76.9 1987 73.2 1988 69.7 1989 66.4 1990 63.2 1991 60.1 1992 57 1993 54 1994 51 1995 47.9 1996 44.8 1997 41.5 1998 38.3 1999 35 2000 31.8 2001 28.7 2002 25.6 2003 22.9 2004 21.5 2005 18.4 2006 16.6 2007 15.1 2008 13.9 2009 12.8 2010 11.9 2011 11.2 2012 10.4 2013 9.7 2014 9 2015 8.4 2016 7.7 2017 7.1 2018 6.5 2019 6 2020 5.5 2021 5.1 2022 4.8