Year per 1,000 live births 1960 125.6 1961 122.2 1962 117.9 1963 112.3 1964 104.7 1965 95.2 1966 85.8 1967 77.9 1968 72 1969 68.2 1970 66.4 1971 65.6 1972 64.7 1973 62.8 1974 59.2 1975 53.7 1976 47.2 1977 40.8 1978 35.2 1979 30.8 1980 27.6 1981 25.1 1982 22.7 1983 20.7 1984 19.4 1985 18.9 1986 18.7 1987 18.5 1988 18 1989 17.2 1990 16.1 1991 14.9 1992 13.7 1993 12.7 1994 11.8 1995 11.1 1996 10.6 1997 10.4 1998 10.1 1999 9.8 2000 9.3 2001 8.7 2002 8.4 2003 8.1 2004 7.9 2005 7.8 2006 7.7 2007 7.6 2008 7.6 2009 7.6 2010 7.5 2011 7.3 2012 7.2 2013 7.1 2014 7 2015 6.8 2016 6.7 2017 6.6 2018 6.4 2019 6.2 2020 5.9 2021 5.7 2022 5.4