Year per 1,000 live births 1960 59.3 1961 57.6 1962 56.1 1963 55 1964 53.9 1965 53 1966 52.1 1967 51.3 1968 50.4 1969 49.4 1970 48.3 1971 47.2 1972 45.9 1973 44.6 1974 43.4 1975 42.2 1976 40.9 1977 39.6 1978 38.2 1979 36.9 1980 35.5 1981 34.2 1982 33 1983 31.9 1984 30.8 1985 29.9 1986 28.9 1987 27.8 1988 26.7 1989 25.7 1990 24.7 1991 23.9 1992 23.3 1993 22.9 1994 22.5 1995 22.1 1996 21.5 1997 20.7 1998 19.9 1999 19.1 2000 18.3 2001 17.8 2002 17.4 2003 16.9 2004 16.4 2005 15.9 2006 15.4 2007 15 2008 14.7 2009 14.7 2010 14.7 2011 14.8 2012 15 2013 15.3 2014 15.6 2015 16.6 2016 21.2 2017 21.2 2018 21.2 2019 21.2 2020 21.2 2021 21.2 2022 21.2