Year per 1,000 live births 1960 53.9 1961 51.7 1962 49.7 1963 47.8 1964 46.1 1965 44.5 1966 43.2 1967 42.2 1968 41.3 1969 40.8 1970 40.4 1971 40.2 1972 40.1 1973 39.8 1974 39.4 1975 38.9 1976 38 1977 36.9 1978 35.7 1979 34.2 1980 32.8 1981 31.4 1982 30.1 1983 28.9 1984 27.8 1985 26.7 1986 25.7 1987 24.9 1988 24 1989 23.2 1990 22.4 1991 21.7 1992 21 1993 20.3 1994 19.8 1995 19.3 1996 18.9 1997 18.5 1998 18.3 1999 18.1 2000 18 2001 17.9 2002 18 2003 18.1 2004 18.2 2005 18.4 2006 18.4 2007 18.3 2008 18.1 2009 17.7 2010 17.3 2011 16.8 2012 16.5 2013 16.3 2014 16.2 2015 16.4 2016 16.9 2017 17.6 2018 18.5 2019 19.5 2020 20.4 2021 21 2022 21.3