Year per 1,000 live births 1960 134.2 1961 131.1 1962 127.7 1963 123.9 1964 120 1965 116 1966 112.1 1967 108.3 1968 104.6 1969 101.1 1970 97.9 1971 94.9 1972 92.3 1973 90.3 1974 88.8 1975 87.8 1976 86.9 1977 86.3 1978 85.7 1979 84.8 1980 83.9 1981 82.8 1982 81.6 1983 80.3 1984 78.8 1985 77.2 1986 75.3 1987 73.3 1988 71 1989 68.7 1990 66.3 1991 64 1992 61.9 1993 60 1994 58.3 1995 56.9 1996 55.5 1997 54.3 1998 53 1999 51.8 2000 50.6 2001 49.5 2002 48.5 2003 47.8 2004 47.3 2005 46.9 2006 46.7 2007 46.4 2008 46 2009 45.6 2010 45.3 2011 45 2012 44.9 2013 45 2014 45.3 2015 45.7 2016 46.1 2017 46.3 2018 46.4 2019 46.1 2020 45.5 2021 44.8 2022 43.9