Year per 1,000 live births 1963 71.9 1964 67.3 1965 62.8 1966 58.6 1967 54.7 1968 50.9 1969 47.4 1970 44.2 1971 41.3 1972 38.7 1973 36.5 1974 34.5 1975 32.7 1976 31.1 1977 29.7 1978 28.4 1979 27.1 1980 26.1 1981 25.2 1982 24.4 1983 23.8 1984 23.2 1985 22.6 1986 22.1 1987 21.5 1988 20.9 1989 20.2 1990 19.4 1991 18.7 1992 18 1993 17.5 1994 16.9 1995 16.5 1996 16.2 1997 15.8 1998 15.5 1999 15.1 2000 14.7 2001 14.3 2002 13.9 2003 13.6 2004 13.2 2005 12.8 2006 12.5 2007 12.2 2008 12 2009 11.7 2010 11.5 2011 11.3 2012 11.2 2013 11.1 2014 11 2015 10.9 2016 10.8 2017 10.7 2018 10.6 2019 10.4 2020 10.1 2021 9.9 2022 9.6