Year per 1,000 live births 1960 220.8 1961 215.9 1962 212.6 1963 210.5 1964 209.5 1965 209.5 1966 210.8 1967 212.8 1968 215.6 1969 218.8 1970 222 1971 225.2 1972 229 1973 234 1974 239.6 1975 245.8 1976 250.8 1977 251.9 1978 246 1979 234 1980 218.5 1981 201.7 1982 186.6 1983 175.1 1984 166.7 1985 160.4 1986 155.4 1987 151.5 1988 148.6 1989 148.1 1990 152.1 1991 161.3 1992 174.2 1993 189.8 1994 385.5 1995 220.9 1996 224.9 1997 220.8 1998 212.8 1999 200.7 2000 185 2001 167.3 2002 149.7 2003 133.5 2004 118.6 2005 105.4 2006 94 2007 84.5 2008 76.3 2009 69.6 2010 63.8 2011 58.5 2012 54.9 2013 52 2014 49.6 2015 47.7 2016 46.1 2017 44.7 2018 43.4 2019 42 2020 40.5 2021 39.2 2022 38