Year per 1,000 live births 1960 190.8 1961 179.8 1962 169.7 1963 160.3 1964 151.7 1965 143.9 1966 136.7 1967 130 1968 123.8 1969 118 1970 112.6 1971 107.4 1972 102.5 1973 97.9 1974 93.5 1975 89.4 1976 85.4 1977 81.7 1978 78.3 1979 75.2 1980 72.2 1981 69.6 1982 67.1 1983 64.9 1984 62.8 1985 60.8 1986 59.1 1987 57.5 1988 56.1 1989 54.9 1990 53.7 1991 52.7 1992 51.7 1993 50.8 1994 49.9 1995 49 1996 48.1 1997 47.2 1998 46.3 1999 45.3 2000 44.4 2001 43.5 2002 42.6 2003 41.7 2004 40.9 2005 39.9 2006 39 2007 38 2008 36.9 2009 35.9 2010 34.8 2011 33.7 2012 32.6 2013 31.5 2014 30.6 2015 29.5 2016 28.6 2017 27.7 2018 26.8 2019 25.9 2020 25.1 2021 24.3 2022 23.5