Year per 1,000 live births 1960 187.2 1961 180.1 1962 172.8 1963 165.8 1964 158.7 1965 151.7 1966 145 1967 138.3 1968 131.9 1969 125.7 1970 119.6 1971 113.6 1972 107.7 1973 101.8 1974 96.1 1975 90.7 1976 86 1977 81.6 1978 78 1979 74.7 1980 71.9 1981 69.3 1982 67.2 1983 65.2 1984 63.7 1985 62.5 1986 61.6 1987 60.9 1988 60.4 1989 59.9 1990 59.3 1991 58.6 1992 57.8 1993 56.9 1994 55.8 1995 54.5 1996 53.1 1997 51.6 1998 50.1 1999 48.5 2000 47.1 2001 46 2002 45 2003 44.1 2004 43.1 2005 42.1 2006 40.9 2007 39.4 2008 37.8 2009 36.2 2010 34.8 2011 33.4 2012 32.1 2013 31 2014 29.9 2015 28.8 2016 27.9 2017 26.9 2018 25.9 2019 25.1 2020 24.2 2021 23.4 2022 22.7