Year per 1,000 live births 1960 140.4 1961 136.4 1962 132.4 1963 128.7 1964 125 1965 121.4 1966 117.9 1967 114.5 1968 111.3 1969 107.9 1970 104.8 1971 101.7 1972 98.7 1973 95.8 1974 93.1 1975 90.5 1976 88.2 1977 86 1978 83.8 1979 81.7 1980 79.9 1981 78.1 1982 76.4 1983 74.8 1984 73.4 1985 72 1986 70.8 1987 69.6 1988 68.5 1989 67.3 1990 66.2 1991 65.2 1992 64.1 1993 63.1 1994 62.2 1995 61.3 1996 60.4 1997 59.7 1998 58.9 1999 58.1 2000 57.3 2001 56.6 2002 55.8 2003 55 2004 54.1 2005 53.3 2006 52.4 2007 51.4 2008 50.5 2009 49.5 2010 48.5 2011 47.5 2012 46.5 2013 45.6 2014 44.6 2015 43.6 2016 42.6 2017 41.5 2018 40.4 2019 39.4 2020 38.4 2021 37.3 2022 36.3