Year per 1,000 live births 1967 143.3 1968 141.6 1969 139.9 1970 138 1971 136 1972 133.8 1973 131.4 1974 128.7 1975 125.8 1976 122.6 1977 119.2 1978 115.7 1979 112.2 1980 108.9 1981 105.7 1982 102.9 1983 100.2 1984 97.8 1985 95.5 1986 93.2 1987 90.9 1988 88.6 1989 86.4 1990 84.4 1991 82.5 1992 80.7 1993 79 1994 77.4 1995 75.7 1996 73.9 1997 72.1 1998 70.3 1999 68.4 2000 66.4 2001 64.5 2002 62.6 2003 60.6 2004 58.7 2005 56.8 2006 54.8 2007 52.8 2008 50.8 2009 48.7 2010 46.7 2011 44.6 2012 42.5 2013 40.5 2014 38.5 2015 36.5 2016 34.7 2017 32.9 2018 31.3 2019 29.7 2020 28.1 2021 26.8 2022 25.5