Year per 1,000 live births 1960 40.5 1961 39.6 1962 38.6 1963 37.6 1964 36.7 1965 35.9 1966 35.1 1967 34.4 1968 33.6 1969 32.9 1970 32.2 1971 31.4 1972 30.6 1973 29.8 1974 29 1975 28.2 1976 27.4 1977 26.6 1978 25.7 1979 24.9 1980 24 1981 23.2 1982 22.4 1983 21.7 1984 21 1985 20.5 1986 19.9 1987 19.5 1988 19.1 1989 18.7 1990 18.2 1991 17.7 1992 17.2 1993 16.7 1994 16.2 1995 15.7 1996 15.3 1997 14.8 1998 14.3 1999 13.9 2000 13.4 2001 13 2002 12.7 2003 12.3 2004 12 2005 11.6 2006 11.3 2007 11 2008 10.6 2009 10.3 2010 9.9 2011 9.6 2012 9.3 2013 9 2014 8.7 2015 8.4 2016 8.2 2017 7.9 2018 7.6 2019 7.4 2020 7.1 2021 6.9 2022 6.7