Year per 1,000 live births 1960 60.6 1961 58.7 1962 56.9 1963 55.3 1964 53.8 1965 52.6 1966 51.4 1967 50.3 1968 49.3 1969 48.3 1970 47.5 1971 46.6 1972 45.7 1973 44.8 1974 43.8 1975 42.7 1976 41.6 1977 40.4 1978 39.2 1979 38 1980 36.9 1981 35.8 1982 34.8 1983 33.8 1984 32.9 1985 32 1986 31.3 1987 30.6 1988 29.9 1989 29.4 1990 28.9 1991 28.4 1992 28.1 1993 27.8 1994 27.6 1995 27.3 1996 27.2 1997 27 1998 26.9 1999 26.8 2000 26.7 2001 26.5 2002 26.3 2003 26 2004 25.5 2005 24.9 2006 24.4 2007 23.8 2008 23.1 2009 22.5 2010 21.8 2011 21.2 2012 20.6 2013 19.9 2014 19.4 2015 18.9 2016 18.3 2017 17.8 2018 17.2 2019 16.7 2020 16.1 2021 15.6 2022 15.1