Year per 1,000 live births 1960 138.4 1961 135.2 1962 132.1 1963 129.2 1964 126.2 1965 123.1 1966 120.2 1967 117.2 1968 114.2 1969 111.2 1970 108 1971 104.9 1972 101.8 1973 98.6 1974 95.4 1975 92.3 1976 98.7 1977 86.2 1978 83.3 1979 80.4 1980 77.7 1981 75.1 1982 81.3 1983 69.9 1984 67.3 1985 64.7 1986 62.2 1987 59.8 1988 57.4 1989 55.1 1990 52.9 1991 50.7 1992 48.9 1993 47 1994 45.3 1995 43.7 1996 42 1997 40.5 1998 39.1 1999 37.8 2000 36.5 2001 35.2 2002 34 2003 32.8 2004 31.6 2005 30.5 2006 29.4 2007 28.4 2008 27.4 2009 26.4 2010 25.4 2011 24.5 2012 23.5 2013 22.7 2014 21.8 2015 21.1 2016 20.3 2017 19.6 2018 19 2019 18.4 2020 17.8 2021 17.2 2022 16.7