Year per 1,000 live births 1960 197.9 1961 186.7 1962 176.3 1963 166.9 1964 158.1 1965 150.2 1966 142.9 1967 136.1 1968 129.8 1969 123.9 1970 118.2 1971 112.9 1972 107.9 1973 103.2 1974 98.7 1975 94.4 1976 90.4 1977 86.6 1978 83 1979 79.7 1980 76.7 1981 73.9 1982 71.4 1983 69.1 1984 66.9 1985 64.9 1986 63.1 1987 61.5 1988 59.9 1989 58.6 1990 57.5 1991 56.4 1992 55.4 1993 54.4 1994 53.5 1995 52.6 1996 51.8 1997 50.8 1998 49.9 1999 48.9 2000 47.9 2001 46.9 2002 45.9 2003 45 2004 44.1 2005 43.2 2006 42.1 2007 41.2 2008 40.1 2009 38.9 2010 37.8 2011 36.6 2012 35.5 2013 34.4 2014 33.3 2015 32.2 2016 31.2 2017 30.2 2018 29.3 2019 28.4 2020 27.5 2021 26.6 2022 25.8