Year per 1,000 live births 1960 121.4 1961 118.8 1962 116.9 1963 115.9 1964 115.3 1965 115.5 1966 116 1967 117 1968 118.6 1969 120.2 1970 121.8 1971 123.6 1972 125.7 1973 128.5 1974 131.7 1975 135.1 1976 137.7 1977 138.3 1978 135 1979 128.4 1980 120 1981 111.6 1982 103.9 1983 98.2 1984 94.1 1985 90.7 1986 88.1 1987 86 1988 84.3 1989 84.1 1990 86.2 1991 91 1992 97.9 1993 105.9 1994 206.5 1995 121.7 1996 123.7 1997 121.5 1998 117.2 1999 110.7 2000 102.6 2001 93.5 2002 84.3 2003 75.7 2004 67.5 2005 60.6 2006 54.7 2007 49.8 2008 45.9 2009 42.9 2010 40 2011 37 2012 35.3 2013 33.7 2014 32.4 2015 31.4 2016 30.6 2017 29.7 2018 28.9 2019 28.1 2020 27.3 2021 26.6 2022 25.9