Year per 1,000 live births 1960 150.7 1961 150.7 1962 151 1963 151.3 1964 151.7 1965 152.1 1966 152.4 1967 152.4 1968 152 1969 151.1 1970 149.5 1971 147.4 1972 144.6 1973 141.4 1974 137.7 1975 133.7 1976 129.3 1977 124.7 1978 119.6 1979 113.9 1980 107.4 1981 99.6 1982 90.9 1983 81.6 1984 72.3 1985 64.3 1986 57.6 1987 52.7 1988 49.5 1989 47.6 1990 46.5 1991 45.9 1992 45.5 1993 45 1994 44.4 1995 43.6 1996 42.7 1997 41.6 1998 40.5 1999 39.3 2000 38 2001 36.7 2002 35.3 2003 33.9 2004 32.5 2005 31.1 2006 29.8 2007 28.6 2008 27.5 2009 26.5 2010 25.6 2011 25 2012 24.4 2013 24 2014 23.7 2015 23.4 2016 23 2017 22.6 2018 22.2 2019 21.7 2020 21.2 2021 20.7 2022 20.2