Year per 1,000 live births 1960 51.7 1961 50.1 1962 48.6 1963 47.2 1964 46 1965 44.8 1966 43.8 1967 42.8 1968 41.9 1969 41.1 1970 40.3 1971 39.5 1972 38.7 1973 37.9 1974 37 1975 36.2 1976 35.2 1977 34.2 1978 33.3 1979 32.3 1980 31.3 1981 30.4 1982 29.5 1983 28.6 1984 27.8 1985 27 1986 26.3 1987 25.7 1988 25.1 1989 24.6 1990 24.2 1991 23.8 1992 23.4 1993 23.1 1994 22.9 1995 22.7 1996 22.6 1997 22.5 1998 22.4 1999 22.3 2000 22.2 2001 22.1 2002 21.8 2003 21.5 2004 21.1 2005 20.6 2006 20.1 2007 19.6 2008 19 2009 18.5 2010 17.9 2011 17.4 2012 16.8 2013 16.4 2014 15.9 2015 15.5 2016 15 2017 14.5 2018 14.1 2019 13.6 2020 13.2 2021 12.8 2022 12.4