Year per 1,000 live births 1960 184.9 1961 178.8 1962 172.8 1963 167.4 1964 162.4 1965 157.9 1966 154 1967 150.5 1968 147.5 1969 144.8 1970 142.3 1971 140 1972 137.9 1973 135.9 1974 134 1975 132.2 1976 130.6 1977 129 1978 127.5 1979 126 1980 124.5 1981 123 1982 121.4 1983 119.7 1984 117.9 1985 116.1 1986 114.3 1987 112.4 1988 110.6 1989 108.8 1990 106.9 1991 104.9 1992 102.9 1993 100.8 1994 98.6 1995 96.3 1996 94 1997 91.6 1998 89.2 1999 86.9 2000 84.8 2001 82.9 2002 81.1 2003 79.5 2004 78.1 2005 76.8 2006 75.5 2007 74.3 2008 73 2009 71.6 2010 70.2 2011 68.7 2012 67.1 2013 65.5 2014 63.8 2015 62.2 2016 60.5 2017 58.9 2018 57.3 2019 55.7 2020 54.1 2021 52.5 2022 51