Year per 1,000 live births 1960 169.4 1961 161.1 1962 153.8 1963 147.2 1964 141 1965 135.1 1966 129.2 1967 123.2 1968 117.1 1969 111.1 1970 105.4 1971 99.9 1972 94.9 1973 90.2 1974 85.8 1975 81.5 1976 77.4 1977 73.5 1978 69.7 1979 66 1980 62.5 1981 65.5 1982 72.9 1983 53.2 1984 50.6 1985 48.3 1986 46.2 1987 44.3 1988 42.6 1989 41.1 1990 39.6 1991 38.1 1992 36.6 1993 35 1994 33.4 1995 31.9 1996 30.4 1997 29 1998 27.7 1999 26.5 2000 25.4 2001 24.4 2002 23.6 2003 22.8 2004 22.2 2005 21.7 2006 21.4 2007 21.1 2008 20.9 2009 20.8 2010 20.9 2011 25.7 2012 45.9 2013 50.5 2014 47.6 2015 45.9 2016 36.7 2017 39.5 2018 42.5 2019 29 2020 24.7 2021 23.7 2022 23.4