Year per 1,000 live births 1960 36.4 1961 35.2 1962 34 1963 32.8 1964 31.6 1965 30.2 1966 29 1967 27.7 1968 26.6 1969 25.6 1970 24.5 1971 23.4 1972 22.2 1973 21.1 1974 19.9 1975 18.8 1976 17.7 1977 16.7 1978 15.7 1979 14.8 1980 13.9 1981 13.1 1982 12.4 1983 11.8 1984 11.2 1985 10.8 1986 10.4 1987 10.1 1988 9.8 1989 9.5 1990 9.1 1991 8.8 1992 8.5 1993 8.2 1994 7.9 1995 7.6 1996 7.4 1997 7.2 1998 7 1999 6.9 2000 6.8 2001 6.8 2002 6.7 2003 6.7 2004 6.6 2005 6.6 2006 6.5 2007 6.4 2008 6.3 2009 6.2 2010 6.2 2011 6.1 2012 6 2013 5.9 2014 5.8 2015 5.8 2016 5.7 2017 5.6 2018 5.6 2019 5.5 2020 5.5 2021 5.4 2022 5.3