Year per 1,000 live births 1965 101.6 1966 98.4 1967 95.8 1968 93.7 1969 92.3 1970 91.7 1971 91.6 1972 92 1973 92.6 1974 93.2 1975 93.9 1976 94.3 1977 94.7 1978 95.1 1979 95.8 1980 96.6 1981 97.8 1982 99.4 1983 101.4 1984 103.7 1985 106 1986 119.8 1987 110 1988 111.7 1989 113.3 1990 114.5 1991 115.2 1992 115.2 1993 114.5 1994 112.9 1995 110.2 1996 106.7 1997 102.5 1998 97.8 1999 92.5 2000 87 2001 81.4 2002 75.7 2003 70.2 2004 64.9 2005 59.9 2006 55.1 2007 50.8 2008 46.8 2009 43 2010 39.6 2011 36.4 2012 33.3 2013 30.5 2014 27.9 2015 25.5 2016 23.3 2017 21.4 2018 19.9 2019 18.6 2020 17.6 2021 16.7 2022 15.9