Year per 1,000 live births 1960 139.5 1961 136.5 1962 134.6 1963 133.3 1964 132.8 1965 132.8 1966 133.5 1967 134.8 1968 136.4 1969 138.3 1970 140.2 1971 142.1 1972 144.5 1973 147.6 1974 151.1 1975 155.1 1976 158.4 1977 159 1978 155.2 1979 147.6 1980 138 1981 128.1 1982 119.5 1983 112.8 1984 108.1 1985 104.7 1986 101.9 1987 99.5 1988 97.8 1989 97.4 1990 99.3 1991 104.3 1992 111.3 1993 119.8 1994 220.9 1995 136.7 1996 138.6 1997 136.2 1998 131.5 1999 124.6 2000 115.8 2001 106 2002 96.1 2003 86.8 2004 78.1 2005 70.6 2006 64.2 2007 58.9 2008 54.5 2009 51.1 2010 47.9 2011 44.3 2012 42.4 2013 40.5 2014 39 2015 37.9 2016 36.9 2017 35.9 2018 35 2019 34 2020 33.1 2021 32.3 2022 31.5