Year per 1,000 live births 1963 216.9 1964 206.8 1965 197.3 1966 188.1 1967 179 1968 170.1 1969 161.4 1970 152.8 1971 145 1972 137.3 1973 129.7 1974 122.1 1975 114.8 1976 107.6 1977 100.4 1978 93 1979 85.9 1980 79.1 1981 72.5 1982 66.2 1983 60.4 1984 55 1985 50.1 1986 45.5 1987 41.5 1988 37.9 1989 34.6 1990 31.7 1991 29 1992 26.6 1993 24.3 1994 22.2 1995 20.4 1996 18.9 1997 17.5 1998 16.2 1999 15.1 2000 14.1 2001 13.2 2002 12.5 2003 11.9 2004 11.4 2005 11 2006 10.7 2007 10.5 2008 10.3 2009 10.2 2010 10.1 2011 10 2012 9.8 2013 9.7 2014 9.7 2015 9.6 2016 9.5 2017 9.5 2018 9.4 2019 9.3 2020 9.2 2021 9.1 2022 9