Year per 1,000 live births 1960 134.1 1961 130.6 1962 126.3 1963 120.2 1964 111.9 1965 102 1966 92.4 1967 83.9 1968 77.5 1969 73.2 1970 71.5 1971 70.4 1972 69.9 1973 68.3 1974 64.4 1975 58.6 1976 51.4 1977 44.7 1978 38.8 1979 33.9 1980 30.4 1981 27.4 1982 24.8 1983 22.7 1984 21.3 1985 20.7 1986 20.5 1987 20.3 1988 19.7 1989 18.8 1990 17.6 1991 16.3 1992 15 1993 13.8 1994 12.8 1995 12.1 1996 11.6 1997 11.3 1998 11.1 1999 10.7 2000 10.1 2001 9.5 2002 9.1 2003 8.9 2004 8.7 2005 8.5 2006 8.4 2007 8.3 2008 8.3 2009 8.2 2010 8.1 2011 7.9 2012 7.8 2013 7.7 2014 7.5 2015 7.4 2016 7.3 2017 7.1 2018 6.9 2019 6.7 2020 6.4 2021 6.1 2022 5.9