Year per 1,000 live births 1960 24.5 1961 23.4 1962 22.4 1963 21.5 1964 20.7 1965 20 1966 19.5 1967 19.1 1968 18.7 1969 18.4 1970 18 1971 17.6 1972 17.2 1973 16.7 1974 16.3 1975 15.8 1976 15.3 1977 14.8 1978 14.3 1979 13.9 1980 13.5 1981 13.2 1982 12.9 1983 12.7 1984 12.4 1985 12.1 1986 11.7 1987 11.3 1988 10.8 1989 10.3 1990 9.8 1991 9.3 1992 8.8 1993 8.4 1994 8.1 1995 7.8 1996 7.5 1997 7.2 1998 7 1999 6.8 2000 6.6 2001 6.4 2002 6.3 2003 6.2 2004 6 2005 5.9 2006 5.9 2007 5.8 2008 5.7 2009 5.7 2010 5.6 2011 5.5 2012 5.4 2013 5.3 2014 5.1 2015 5 2016 4.9 2017 4.7 2018 4.6 2019 4.5 2020 4.4 2021 4.3 2022 4.2