Year per 1,000 live births 1960 235.9 1961 236.3 1962 237.1 1963 238 1964 239.1 1965 240.2 1966 241.2 1967 241.4 1968 240.9 1969 239.1 1970 236.2 1971 231.8 1972 226.4 1973 219.7 1974 212.4 1975 204 1976 195.1 1977 185.6 1978 175.3 1979 163.8 1980 150.4 1981 135 1982 116.9 1983 98.4 1984 82.1 1985 68.7 1986 59.2 1987 53.4 1988 49.8 1989 47.8 1990 46.7 1991 46.2 1992 46 1993 45.7 1994 45.2 1995 44.5 1996 43.6 1997 42.6 1998 41.5 1999 40.3 2000 38.9 2001 37.4 2002 35.9 2003 34.4 2004 32.9 2005 31.4 2006 30.1 2007 28.8 2008 27.7 2009 26.7 2010 25.8 2011 25.1 2012 24.6 2013 24.2 2014 23.8 2015 23.5 2016 23.1 2017 22.7 2018 22.2 2019 21.7 2020 21.1 2021 20.6 2022 20