Year per 1,000 live births 1960 128.5 1961 122.5 1962 117 1963 111.9 1964 107.1 1965 102.9 1966 98.9 1967 95 1968 91.3 1969 87.7 1970 84.4 1971 81.4 1972 78.9 1973 76.8 1974 75.2 1975 74 1976 73.1 1977 72.3 1978 71.4 1979 70.5 1980 69.3 1981 68 1982 66.5 1983 64.9 1984 63.2 1985 61.5 1986 59.8 1987 57.9 1988 56 1989 54 1990 52.1 1991 50.2 1992 48.6 1993 47.1 1994 46.2 1995 45.6 1996 45.5 1997 45.6 1998 45.9 1999 46.3 2000 46.5 2001 46.5 2002 46.3 2003 46.1 2004 45.8 2005 45.4 2006 45 2007 44.6 2008 44.2 2009 43.8 2010 43.4 2011 42.9 2012 42.2 2013 41.4 2014 40.4 2015 39.4 2016 38.4 2017 37.4 2018 36.3 2019 35.3 2020 34.1 2021 33 2022 32