Year per 1,000 live births 1968 112.2 1969 110.1 1970 108.1 1971 106.1 1972 104.1 1973 102 1974 99.9 1975 97.8 1976 95.8 1977 93.7 1978 91.7 1979 89.8 1980 87.9 1981 86.1 1982 84.6 1983 83 1984 81.5 1985 80 1986 78.7 1987 77.4 1988 76 1989 74.5 1990 73.1 1991 71.5 1992 69.9 1993 68.4 1994 66.9 1995 65.4 1996 63.8 1997 62.4 1998 61 1999 59.6 2000 58.2 2001 56.8 2002 55.4 2003 54 2004 52.6 2005 51.1 2006 49.6 2007 48 2008 58.6 2009 44.8 2010 43.2 2011 41.6 2012 40.1 2013 38.6 2014 37.3 2015 36 2016 34.8 2017 33.7 2018 32.6 2019 31.6 2020 30.6 2021 29.8 2022 28.8