Year per 1,000 live births 1960 161.4 1961 156.9 1962 151.5 1963 144 1964 134 1965 122.1 1966 110.5 1967 100.4 1968 92.8 1969 87.6 1970 85.4 1971 84 1972 83.3 1973 81.3 1974 76.6 1975 69.8 1976 61.2 1977 53.2 1978 46.1 1979 40.3 1980 36.1 1981 32.6 1982 29.5 1983 27 1984 25.3 1985 24.6 1986 24.4 1987 24.1 1988 23.4 1989 22.4 1990 20.9 1991 19.3 1992 17.8 1993 16.4 1994 15.2 1995 14.3 1996 13.7 1997 13.3 1998 13 1999 12.6 2000 11.9 2001 11.2 2002 10.7 2003 10.4 2004 10.2 2005 10 2006 9.8 2007 9.7 2008 9.7 2009 9.6 2010 9.4 2011 9.2 2012 9.1 2013 8.9 2014 8.8 2015 8.6 2016 8.5 2017 8.3 2018 8 2019 7.7 2020 7.4 2021 7.1 2022 6.8