Year per 1,000 live births 1960 133.5 1961 129.6 1962 125.7 1963 122 1964 118.5 1965 115.1 1966 111.8 1967 108.6 1968 105.3 1969 102.2 1970 99.2 1971 96.2 1972 93.3 1973 90.6 1974 88 1975 85.6 1976 83.3 1977 81.1 1978 79 1979 77.1 1980 75.3 1981 73.6 1982 72.1 1983 70.6 1984 69.2 1985 68 1986 66.7 1987 65.6 1988 64.5 1989 63.5 1990 62.4 1991 61.4 1992 60.4 1993 59.5 1994 58.6 1995 57.7 1996 56.9 1997 56.1 1998 55.4 1999 54.7 2000 53.9 2001 53.2 2002 52.4 2003 51.6 2004 50.8 2005 49.9 2006 49.1 2007 48.1 2008 47.2 2009 46.2 2010 45.3 2011 44.3 2012 43.4 2013 42.4 2014 41.5 2015 40.6 2016 39.5 2017 38.4 2018 37.4 2019 36.4 2020 35.4 2021 34.5 2022 33.4