Year per 1,000 live births 1960 135.1 1961 130.7 1962 126.4 1963 122.4 1964 118.6 1965 115 1966 111.5 1967 108 1968 104.5 1969 101 1970 97.4 1971 93.7 1972 90 1973 86.1 1974 82.1 1975 78.1 1976 74 1977 69.9 1978 65.9 1979 62.1 1980 58.4 1981 55 1982 51.8 1983 48.9 1984 46.2 1985 48.9 1986 41.8 1987 40 1988 38.4 1989 37 1990 35.7 1991 34.4 1992 33.3 1993 32.1 1994 31 1995 29.9 1996 28.8 1997 27.8 1998 26.8 1999 25.9 2000 25.1 2001 24.3 2002 23.6 2003 22.8 2004 22.2 2005 21.5 2006 20.9 2007 20.2 2008 19.6 2009 19 2010 18.4 2011 17.8 2012 17.2 2013 16.6 2014 16.1 2015 15.6 2016 15.1 2017 14.6 2018 14.2 2019 13.7 2020 13.3 2021 12.8 2022 12.4