Year per 1,000 live births 1960 120 1961 119.8 1962 119.8 1963 120 1964 120.3 1965 120.4 1966 120.4 1967 120 1968 119.5 1969 118.5 1970 117.2 1971 115.5 1972 113.3 1973 110.8 1974 108 1975 104.6 1976 100.9 1977 97.2 1978 93.7 1979 90.6 1980 87.8 1981 85.5 1982 83.5 1983 81.4 1984 79 1985 76.4 1986 73.5 1987 70.8 1988 68.3 1989 66.4 1990 65 1991 64.2 1992 63.9 1993 64 1994 64.2 1995 64.4 1996 64.5 1997 64.4 1998 63.8 1999 62.6 2000 60.8 2001 58.3 2002 55.4 2003 52.5 2004 49.8 2005 47.1 2006 44.7 2007 42.5 2008 40.6 2009 38.9 2010 37.5 2011 36.1 2012 34.8 2013 33.5 2014 32.3 2015 31.1 2016 29.9 2017 28.9 2018 27.9 2019 27 2020 26.2 2021 25.4 2022 24.7