Year per 1,000 live births 1963 64 1964 60.7 1965 57.5 1966 54.5 1967 51.5 1968 48.6 1969 45.9 1970 43.3 1971 41 1972 38.8 1973 36.9 1974 35.2 1975 33.7 1976 32.3 1977 30.9 1978 29.7 1979 28.7 1980 27.7 1981 26.8 1982 26.1 1983 25.4 1984 24.9 1985 24.3 1986 23.8 1987 23.3 1988 22.6 1989 21.9 1990 21.2 1991 20.4 1992 19.7 1993 19.1 1994 18.6 1995 18.1 1996 17.7 1997 17.4 1998 17.1 1999 16.7 2000 16.3 2001 15.9 2002 15.4 2003 15 2004 14.6 2005 14.2 2006 13.8 2007 13.5 2008 13.2 2009 13 2010 12.7 2011 12.5 2012 12.3 2013 12.2 2014 12.1 2015 12 2016 11.9 2017 11.7 2018 11.5 2019 11.3 2020 11 2021 10.8 2022 10.4