Year per 1,000 live births 1960 116.7 1961 113.3 1962 109.1 1963 104.1 1964 97 1965 88 1966 78.9 1967 71.6 1968 66.1 1969 63 1970 61 1971 60.5 1972 59.2 1973 57.2 1974 53.7 1975 48.4 1976 42.8 1977 36.7 1978 31.4 1979 27.5 1980 24.8 1981 22.6 1982 20.4 1983 18.6 1984 17.4 1985 17 1986 16.8 1987 16.6 1988 16.2 1989 15.5 1990 14.5 1991 13.5 1992 12.4 1993 11.5 1994 10.7 1995 10.1 1996 9.6 1997 9.4 1998 9.2 1999 8.8 2000 8.4 2001 7.9 2002 7.5 2003 7.3 2004 7.1 2005 7 2006 6.9 2007 6.9 2008 6.9 2009 6.9 2010 6.8 2011 6.7 2012 6.6 2013 6.5 2014 6.4 2015 6.2 2016 6.1 2017 6 2018 5.8 2019 5.6 2020 5.4 2021 5.2 2022 5