Year per 1,000 live births 1960 221.4 1961 216.1 1962 210.8 1963 205.7 1964 200.8 1965 195.8 1966 190.9 1967 185.9 1968 180.7 1969 175.7 1970 170.6 1971 165.5 1972 160.5 1973 155.5 1974 150.5 1975 145.6 1976 164.8 1977 136 1978 131.3 1979 126.7 1980 122.1 1981 117.5 1982 135.5 1983 108.7 1984 104.3 1985 100.1 1986 95.9 1987 91.8 1988 87.9 1989 84.1 1990 80.4 1991 76.8 1992 73.4 1993 70.2 1994 67.2 1995 64.3 1996 61.6 1997 59 1998 56.6 1999 54.3 2000 52.2 2001 50.1 2002 48.1 2003 46.2 2004 44.4 2005 42.7 2006 41 2007 39.4 2008 37.8 2009 36.3 2010 34.8 2011 33.4 2012 32 2013 30.7 2014 29.5 2015 28.4 2016 27.3 2017 26.4 2018 25.4 2019 24.6 2020 23.7 2021 22.9 2022 22.1