Year per 1,000 live births 1960 39.9 1961 40.2 1962 40.3 1963 40.3 1964 40 1965 39.4 1966 38.7 1967 37.9 1968 36.9 1969 35.8 1970 34.8 1971 33.5 1972 32.1 1973 30.3 1974 28.4 1975 26.7 1976 25.2 1977 23.9 1978 22.5 1979 21.4 1980 20.2 1981 19.3 1982 18.4 1983 17.6 1984 16.7 1985 15.9 1986 15.2 1987 14.4 1988 13.7 1989 13.1 1990 12.4 1991 11.8 1992 11.2 1993 10.7 1994 10.2 1995 9.7 1996 9.2 1997 8.8 1998 8.4 1999 8.1 2000 7.7 2001 7.4 2002 7.1 2003 6.8 2004 6.5 2005 6.3 2006 6 2007 5.8 2008 5.7 2009 5.5 2010 5.4 2011 5.3 2012 5.3 2013 5.2 2014 5.3 2015 5.3 2016 5.4 2017 5.5 2018 5.7 2019 5.9 2020 6.2 2021 6.5 2022 6.9