Year per 1,000 live births 1960 230.8 1961 225.8 1962 222.4 1963 220.1 1964 219.3 1965 219.4 1966 220.8 1967 223.1 1968 225.9 1969 229.4 1970 232.6 1971 236 1972 240.1 1973 245.1 1974 250.9 1975 257.6 1976 262.9 1977 264 1978 258 1979 245.4 1980 229.3 1981 211.8 1982 196.1 1983 184.2 1984 175.6 1985 169.3 1986 164.3 1987 160.3 1988 157.3 1989 156.8 1990 160.6 1991 169.7 1992 182.7 1993 198.5 1994 394.5 1995 230.2 1996 234.1 1997 229.7 1998 221.4 1999 208.7 2000 192.5 2001 174.2 2002 156.1 2003 139.4 2004 124.2 2005 110.6 2006 98.9 2007 89.1 2008 80.8 2009 73.9 2010 67.9 2011 62.5 2012 58.8 2013 55.8 2014 53.4 2015 51.4 2016 49.6 2017 48.2 2018 46.8 2019 45.4 2020 43.9 2021 42.5 2022 41.3