Year per 1,000 live births 1972 155.3 1973 150.3 1974 145.3 1975 140.9 1976 137.1 1977 134.1 1978 131.9 1979 130.5 1980 129.6 1981 128.9 1982 127.8 1983 126 1984 123.2 1985 119.1 1986 114.1 1987 109 1988 104.8 1989 102.3 1990 102.2 1991 105.1 1992 109.4 1993 112.8 1994 113.5 1995 111.5 1996 107.6 1997 102.2 1998 96.2 1999 89.8 2000 83.4 2001 77 2002 70.9 2003 65.3 2004 60.2 2005 55.7 2006 52 2007 48.9 2008 46.4 2009 44.4 2010 42.9 2011 41.6 2012 40.4 2013 39.5 2014 38.5 2015 37.6 2016 36.6 2017 35.6 2018 34.5 2019 33.5 2020 32.4 2021 31.4 2022 30.3