Year per 1,000 live births 1960 124.6 1961 121.7 1962 118.5 1963 115 1964 111.3 1965 107.4 1966 103.6 1967 100 1968 96.4 1969 93 1970 89.9 1971 87.2 1972 84.7 1973 82.7 1974 81.4 1975 80.3 1976 79.5 1977 78.9 1978 78.3 1979 77.5 1980 76.6 1981 75.7 1982 74.6 1983 73.4 1984 71.9 1985 70.4 1986 68.7 1987 66.8 1988 64.7 1989 62.4 1990 60.1 1991 58 1992 56 1993 54.1 1994 52.5 1995 51.1 1996 49.9 1997 48.7 1998 47.5 1999 46.4 2000 45.3 2001 44.2 2002 43.3 2003 42.6 2004 42.2 2005 41.9 2006 41.6 2007 41.3 2008 41 2009 40.6 2010 40.3 2011 40.1 2012 40 2013 40.1 2014 40.4 2015 40.7 2016 41.1 2017 41.4 2018 41.4 2019 41.2 2020 40.8 2021 40.1 2022 39.3