Year per 1,000 live births 1960 121.2 1961 117.1 1962 112.9 1963 108.8 1964 104.5 1965 100.2 1966 95.9 1967 91.3 1968 86.6 1969 81.8 1970 77.2 1971 72.6 1972 68.2 1973 64.2 1974 60.6 1975 60 1976 54.2 1977 51.4 1978 48.8 1979 46.6 1980 44.7 1981 43 1982 41.5 1983 40.1 1984 39 1985 37.9 1986 36.9 1987 36 1988 35.2 1989 34.4 1990 33.6 1991 32.8 1992 32 1993 31.3 1994 30.6 1995 29.9 1996 29.3 1997 28.8 1998 28.4 1999 28 2000 27.6 2001 27.3 2002 27 2003 26.8 2004 26.6 2005 26.4 2006 26.1 2007 25.7 2008 25.2 2009 24.7 2010 24.1 2011 23.5 2012 22.9 2013 22.3 2014 21.7 2015 21.1 2016 20.5 2017 19.9 2018 19.3 2019 18.7 2020 18.1 2021 17.6 2022 17.1