Year per 1,000 live births 1960 40.5 1961 40.8 1962 40.9 1963 40.9 1964 40.7 1965 40.4 1966 39.8 1967 38.9 1968 37.8 1969 36.3 1970 34.6 1971 32.7 1972 30.8 1973 29.3 1974 27.8 1975 26.3 1976 24.7 1977 23.3 1978 22 1979 20.7 1980 19.6 1981 18.5 1982 17.5 1983 16.5 1984 15.7 1985 15 1986 14.2 1987 13.5 1988 12.9 1989 12.2 1990 11.6 1991 11.1 1992 10.5 1993 10.1 1994 9.6 1995 9.2 1996 8.8 1997 8.5 1998 8.1 1999 7.8 2000 7.5 2001 7.2 2002 7 2003 6.8 2004 6.5 2005 6.3 2006 6.1 2007 5.9 2008 5.8 2009 5.6 2010 5.5 2011 5.4 2012 5.4 2013 5.3 2014 5.4 2015 5.4 2016 5.6 2017 5.7 2018 5.9 2019 6.2 2020 6.4 2021 6.8 2022 7.1