Year per 1,000 live births 1967 170.3 1968 170.9 1969 171.3 1970 171.2 1971 170.8 1972 170.3 1973 169.9 1974 169.2 1975 168.8 1976 168.3 1977 168 1978 167.9 1979 167.7 1980 167.8 1981 167.9 1982 167.7 1983 167.1 1984 166.1 1985 164.5 1986 162.5 1987 160.5 1988 158.5 1989 156.5 1990 154.4 1991 152.1 1992 149.6 1993 146.5 1994 142.7 1995 138.4 1996 133.1 1997 127 1998 120.4 1999 113.9 2000 107.6 2001 101.5 2002 96 2003 90.8 2004 86.1 2005 81.8 2006 77.8 2007 72.6 2008 69.9 2009 66.8 2010 66.2 2011 62.8 2012 60.5 2013 58.3 2014 56.9 2015 55.2 2016 53.5 2017 51.4 2018 49.9 2019 48.3 2020 47.3 2021 46 2022 44.8