Year per 1,000 live births 1963 58.2 1964 55.2 1965 52.2 1966 49.4 1967 46.7 1968 44 1969 41.4 1970 39.1 1971 36.9 1972 34.9 1973 33.1 1974 31.6 1975 30.2 1976 28.9 1977 27.8 1978 26.6 1979 25.6 1980 24.8 1981 24 1982 23.3 1983 22.8 1984 22.3 1985 21.8 1986 21.3 1987 20.8 1988 20.2 1989 19.6 1990 18.9 1991 18.2 1992 17.6 1993 17.1 1994 16.6 1995 16.2 1996 15.8 1997 15.5 1998 15.2 1999 14.9 2000 14.5 2001 14.1 2002 13.7 2003 13.4 2004 13 2005 12.7 2006 12.3 2007 12.1 2008 11.8 2009 11.5 2010 11.3 2011 11.2 2012 11 2013 10.9 2014 10.8 2015 10.7 2016 10.6 2017 10.5 2018 10.3 2019 10.1 2020 9.9 2021 9.6 2022 9.4