Year per 1,000 live births 1963 106.3 1964 105 1965 103.4 1966 101.4 1967 99.2 1968 96.8 1969 94.3 1970 91.7 1971 89.3 1972 87 1973 85 1974 83 1975 81.3 1976 79.6 1977 78 1978 76.5 1979 74.9 1980 73.3 1981 71.7 1982 70.2 1983 68.6 1984 66.9 1985 65.4 1986 64.2 1987 63.2 1988 62.3 1989 61.6 1990 60.7 1991 59.7 1992 58.7 1993 57.9 1994 57.2 1995 56.5 1996 55.5 1997 54.2 1998 52.6 1999 50.8 2000 48.8 2001 46.6 2002 44.5 2003 42.4 2004 40.5 2005 38.8 2006 37.3 2007 35.9 2008 34.8 2009 33.9 2010 33.3 2011 32.9 2012 32.8 2013 32.7 2014 32.7 2015 32.6 2016 32.5 2017 32.3 2018 32 2019 31.5 2020 31 2021 30.5 2022 29.9