Year per 1,000 live births 1960 61.2 1961 58.1 1962 60.2 1963 63.6 1964 64.8 1965 63.6 1966 60.8 1967 58 1968 56.3 1969 55.9 1970 55.2 1971 52.5 1972 47.7 1973 42.6 1974 38.1 1975 34.1 1976 29.6 1977 24.8 1978 20.8 1979 18 1980 16.6 1981 16.2 1982 16.5 1983 16.9 1984 17.2 1985 16.9 1986 16.2 1987 14.8 1988 13.4 1989 12.7 1990 12.3 1991 12.1 1992 11.7 1993 11.5 1994 11.3 1995 11.2 1996 11.2 1997 11.1 1998 10.9 1999 10.4 2000 9.8 2001 9.4 2002 9.1 2003 9 2004 8.9 2005 8.9 2006 8.8 2007 8.7 2008 8.6 2009 8.6 2010 8.4 2011 8.2 2012 7.9 2013 7.6 2014 7.4 2015 7.2 2016 7 2017 7 2018 6.9 2019 6.8 2020 6.6 2021 6.5 2022 6.5