Year per 1,000 live births 1967 136.9 1968 138.2 1969 139.9 1970 141.4 1971 143 1972 144.4 1973 145.4 1974 145.7 1975 145.2 1976 144.2 1977 142.6 1978 140.9 1979 139.5 1980 138.5 1981 138.5 1982 139.3 1983 140.6 1984 142.3 1985 143.6 1986 144.6 1987 144.8 1988 144.1 1989 142.6 1990 140.6 1991 138.3 1992 135.4 1993 131.7 1994 127.3 1995 122.7 1996 118.2 1997 114 1998 110.4 1999 107 2000 103.7 2001 100.3 2002 96.5 2003 92.5 2004 88.4 2005 84.5 2006 80.9 2007 77.8 2008 75.4 2009 73.4 2010 71.9 2011 70.7 2012 69.9 2013 69.2 2014 68.6 2015 68.1 2016 67.7 2017 67.3 2018 66.8 2019 66.5 2020 66 2021 65.4 2022 64.7