Year per 1,000 live births 1963 331.3 1964 316.4 1965 302.4 1966 288.4 1967 274.7 1968 261.3 1969 248.1 1970 235 1971 222.2 1972 209.8 1973 197.6 1974 185.4 1975 173.5 1976 161.5 1977 149.7 1978 138 1979 126.7 1980 115.8 1981 105.4 1982 95.5 1983 86.2 1984 77.6 1985 69.8 1986 62.8 1987 56.7 1988 51.3 1989 46.5 1990 42.2 1991 38.4 1992 34.8 1993 31.7 1994 28.9 1995 26.4 1996 24.3 1997 22.4 1998 20.7 1999 19.2 2000 17.9 2001 16.8 2002 15.8 2003 15.1 2004 14.4 2005 14 2006 13.6 2007 13.3 2008 13.1 2009 12.9 2010 12.8 2011 12.7 2012 12.5 2013 12.4 2014 12.3 2015 12.2 2016 12.1 2017 12.1 2018 11.9 2019 11.8 2020 11.7 2021 11.6 2022 11.5