Year per 1,000 live births 1960 239.6 1961 239.9 1962 240.5 1963 241.3 1964 242.4 1965 243.5 1966 244.2 1967 244.5 1968 243.8 1969 241.9 1970 238.8 1971 234.5 1972 229 1973 222.4 1974 214.9 1975 206.6 1976 197.6 1977 188.1 1978 177.8 1979 166.4 1980 153.2 1981 137.8 1982 120.4 1983 102.9 1984 87.3 1985 74.4 1986 64.8 1987 58.5 1988 54.5 1989 52.2 1990 51 1991 50.4 1992 50 1993 49.5 1994 48.9 1995 48 1996 47 1997 45.8 1998 44.5 1999 43.2 2000 41.7 2001 40.1 2002 38.5 2003 36.9 2004 35.3 2005 33.8 2006 32.3 2007 31 2008 29.8 2009 28.7 2010 27.8 2011 27.1 2012 26.5 2013 26 2014 25.7 2015 25.3 2016 24.9 2017 24.5 2018 24 2019 23.5 2020 22.9 2021 22.3 2022 21.8