Year per 1,000 live births 1960 47.6 1961 47.9 1962 48.1 1963 48.1 1964 47.8 1965 47.2 1966 46.4 1967 45.4 1968 44.2 1969 43 1970 41.7 1971 40.2 1972 38.6 1973 36.5 1974 34.4 1975 32.4 1976 30.6 1977 28.9 1978 27.3 1979 25.9 1980 24.6 1981 23.4 1982 22.4 1983 21.4 1984 20.4 1985 19.5 1986 18.5 1987 17.7 1988 16.8 1989 16 1990 15.2 1991 14.5 1992 13.8 1993 13.1 1994 12.5 1995 12 1996 11.4 1997 10.9 1998 10.4 1999 10 2000 9.6 2001 9.2 2002 8.8 2003 8.5 2004 8.1 2005 7.8 2006 7.5 2007 7.3 2008 7.1 2009 6.9 2010 6.8 2011 6.7 2012 6.6 2013 6.6 2014 6.6 2015 6.7 2016 6.8 2017 7 2018 7.2 2019 7.6 2020 7.9 2021 8.3 2022 8.8