Year per 1,000 live births 1960 143.8 1961 139.8 1962 134.5 1963 128.1 1964 119.2 1965 108 1966 96.7 1967 87.4 1968 80.6 1969 76.5 1970 74.2 1971 73.4 1972 71.8 1973 69.3 1974 65.1 1975 58.5 1976 51.6 1977 44.1 1978 37.7 1979 33 1980 29.7 1981 27 1982 24.4 1983 22.2 1984 20.7 1985 20.2 1986 19.9 1987 19.6 1988 19.1 1989 18.3 1990 17.1 1991 15.9 1992 14.6 1993 13.5 1994 12.6 1995 11.9 1996 11.3 1997 11 1998 10.8 1999 10.4 2000 9.9 2001 9.3 2002 8.8 2003 8.6 2004 8.4 2005 8.2 2006 8.1 2007 8 2008 8 2009 8 2010 7.9 2011 7.8 2012 7.7 2013 7.5 2014 7.4 2015 7.3 2016 7.1 2017 6.9 2018 6.8 2019 6.5 2020 6.3 2021 6 2022 5.8