Year per 1,000 live births 1967 129.3 1968 130.7 1969 132.2 1970 133.7 1971 135.3 1972 136.6 1973 137.6 1974 137.9 1975 137.6 1976 136.6 1977 135 1978 133.3 1979 131.8 1980 130.8 1981 130.6 1982 131.4 1983 132.8 1984 134.5 1985 136 1986 137 1987 137.3 1988 136.8 1989 135.7 1990 134 1991 131.6 1992 128.6 1993 125 1994 120.7 1995 116.3 1996 111.9 1997 108 1998 104.4 1999 101.3 2000 98.2 2001 94.8 2002 90.9 2003 87 2004 83 2005 79.2 2006 75.8 2007 72.9 2008 70.5 2009 68.5 2010 67 2011 65.9 2012 65 2013 64.4 2014 63.9 2015 63.5 2016 63.1 2017 62.7 2018 62.3 2019 62 2020 61.6 2021 61 2022 60.3