Year per 1,000 live births 1960 31.1 1961 30.1 1962 28.9 1963 27.8 1964 26.9 1965 26 1966 25.4 1967 24.8 1968 24.4 1969 23.9 1970 23.4 1971 22.9 1972 22.4 1973 21.9 1974 21.3 1975 20.7 1976 20 1977 19.4 1978 18.7 1979 18.1 1980 17.5 1981 17.1 1982 16.6 1983 16.2 1984 15.9 1985 15.4 1986 15 1987 14.4 1988 13.8 1989 13.2 1990 12.5 1991 11.8 1992 11.1 1993 10.5 1994 10.1 1995 9.6 1996 9.3 1997 8.9 1998 8.6 1999 8.4 2000 8.1 2001 7.9 2002 7.7 2003 7.6 2004 7.4 2005 7.3 2006 7.2 2007 7.1 2008 7 2009 6.9 2010 6.8 2011 6.7 2012 6.5 2013 6.4 2014 6.2 2015 6 2016 5.8 2017 5.6 2018 5.5 2019 5.3 2020 5.2 2021 5.1 2022 5