Year per 1,000 live births 1967 318.8 1968 322.8 1969 326.9 1970 331.3 1971 335.8 1972 339.4 1973 342.2 1974 343.2 1975 342.2 1976 339.3 1977 334.9 1978 330 1979 325.8 1980 323 1981 322.5 1982 324.6 1983 328.6 1984 333.3 1985 337.6 1986 340.6 1987 341.4 1988 340.1 1989 337 1990 332.1 1991 325.4 1992 316.8 1993 306.3 1994 294.2 1995 281.3 1996 268.5 1997 257.1 1998 246.7 1999 237.5 2000 228.4 2001 218.3 2002 207 2003 195.3 2004 183.6 2005 172.3 2006 162.3 2007 153.8 2008 146.7 2009 140.9 2010 136.6 2011 133.4 2012 131 2013 129.2 2014 127.8 2015 126.5 2016 125.5 2017 124.3 2018 123.2 2019 122.2 2020 121 2021 119.3 2022 117.3