Year per 1,000 live births 1960 139.2 1961 139.3 1962 139.7 1963 140.2 1964 140.7 1965 141.3 1966 141.8 1967 141.9 1968 141.8 1969 141 1970 139.6 1971 137.7 1972 135.2 1973 132.1 1974 128.7 1975 124.9 1976 120.7 1977 116.2 1978 111.3 1979 105.8 1980 99.4 1981 92.2 1982 83 1983 72.6 1984 62.8 1985 54.2 1986 48 1987 43.9 1988 41.4 1989 40 1990 39.2 1991 38.8 1992 38.6 1993 38.4 1994 38 1995 37.4 1996 36.8 1997 36 1998 35.1 1999 34.1 2000 33 2001 31.8 2002 30.6 2003 29.3 2004 28 2005 26.8 2006 25.7 2007 24.6 2008 23.7 2009 22.8 2010 22 2011 21.4 2012 21 2013 20.6 2014 20.3 2015 20 2016 19.7 2017 19.3 2018 18.9 2019 18.5 2020 18 2021 17.5 2022 17.1