Year per 1,000 live births 1969 59.8 1970 60.3 1971 61 1972 61.5 1973 61.9 1974 62 1975 61.6 1976 60.8 1977 59.8 1978 58.7 1979 57.7 1980 57.2 1981 57 1982 57 1983 57.2 1984 57.4 1985 57.6 1986 57.5 1987 57.2 1988 56.7 1989 56 1990 55.2 1991 54.3 1992 53.3 1993 52.2 1994 51.1 1995 50 1996 49 1997 47.9 1998 46.7 1999 45.5 2000 44.1 2001 42.7 2002 41.3 2003 39.9 2004 38.8 2005 37.8 2006 37 2007 36.2 2008 35.6 2009 35.1 2010 34.8 2011 34.7 2012 34.7 2013 34.7 2014 34.8 2015 34.9 2016 35 2017 35 2018 35.1 2019 35 2020 34.9 2021 34.7 2022 34.4