Year per 1,000 live births 1960 204.7 1961 196.3 1962 189 1963 182.8 1964 177.6 1965 173.4 1966 170.1 1967 167.1 1968 164 1969 160.7 1970 157.2 1971 153.7 1972 150 1973 146.2 1974 142 1975 137.6 1976 133 1977 128.4 1978 123.9 1979 119.5 1980 115.4 1981 111.7 1982 108.3 1983 105.4 1984 103.2 1985 101.6 1986 100.8 1987 100.9 1988 102 1989 104 1990 106.7 1991 109.9 1992 112.8 1993 114.8 1994 115.8 1995 115.7 1996 114.7 1997 112.8 1998 109.9 1999 106.3 2000 101.9 2001 96.9 2002 91.8 2003 86.5 2004 81.4 2005 76.1 2006 71.6 2007 67.7 2008 63.2 2009 59.8 2010 57.9 2011 56.6 2012 55.8 2013 54.5 2014 53.3 2015 51.8 2016 50.4 2017 49.6 2018 48.4 2019 47.4 2020 46.9 2021 45.7 2022 44.9