Year per 1,000 live births 1967 322.6 1968 326.6 1969 330.9 1970 334.9 1971 339 1972 342.5 1973 345 1974 345.7 1975 344.7 1976 341.5 1977 336.7 1978 331.7 1979 327.3 1980 324.4 1981 324.3 1982 326.3 1983 330.3 1984 334.9 1985 339.3 1986 342.3 1987 343.1 1988 341.8 1989 338.5 1990 333.7 1991 327.9 1992 319.8 1993 309.8 1994 297.7 1995 284.6 1996 272.1 1997 260.7 1998 250.3 1999 240.8 2000 231.4 2001 221.4 2002 210.2 2003 198.3 2004 186.5 2005 175.3 2006 165.2 2007 156.6 2008 149.5 2009 143.9 2010 139.7 2011 136.6 2012 134.3 2013 132.5 2014 131 2015 129.7 2016 128.7 2017 127.5 2018 126.4 2019 125.4 2020 124.3 2021 122.7 2022 120.5