Year per 1,000 live births 1960 38 1961 37.1 1962 36.3 1963 35.5 1964 34.9 1965 34.3 1966 33.7 1967 33.1 1968 32.6 1969 32 1970 31.4 1971 30.8 1972 30.1 1973 29.5 1974 28.8 1975 28.2 1976 27.5 1977 26.9 1978 26.2 1979 25.6 1980 25 1981 24.4 1982 23.8 1983 23.1 1984 22.4 1985 21.8 1986 21.2 1987 20.7 1988 20.2 1989 19.7 1990 19.3 1991 19 1992 18.7 1993 18.5 1994 18.3 1995 18.1 1996 18 1997 17.9 1998 17.9 1999 17.8 2000 17.7 2001 17.6 2002 17.4 2003 17.2 2004 16.9 2005 16.5 2006 16.1 2007 15.6 2008 15.2 2009 14.7 2010 14.2 2011 13.8 2012 13.4 2013 13 2014 12.6 2015 12.2 2016 11.9 2017 11.5 2018 11.1 2019 10.8 2020 10.4 2021 10.1 2022 9.8