Year per 1,000 live births 1960 156.6 1961 153.2 1962 149.7 1963 146.3 1964 143.1 1965 139.8 1966 136.6 1967 133.4 1968 130.2 1969 127 1970 123.8 1971 120.7 1972 117.7 1973 114.8 1974 111.9 1975 108.9 1976 115.4 1977 102.9 1978 99.9 1979 96.9 1980 93.8 1981 90.8 1982 96.6 1983 84.8 1984 81.8 1985 78.9 1986 76.1 1987 73.4 1988 70.8 1989 68.2 1990 65.7 1991 63.4 1992 61 1993 58.7 1994 56.5 1995 54.4 1996 52.5 1997 50.6 1998 48.7 1999 47 2000 45.3 2001 43.6 2002 42.2 2003 40.7 2004 39.3 2005 38 2006 36.7 2007 35.4 2008 34.1 2009 32.9 2010 31.7 2011 30.5 2012 29.4 2013 28.3 2014 27.3 2015 26.3 2016 25.4 2017 24.6 2018 23.8 2019 23 2020 22.3 2021 21.6 2022 20.8