Year per 1,000 live births 1963 84.8 1964 79.8 1965 74.8 1966 70.4 1967 66 1968 61.8 1969 57.9 1970 54.2 1971 50.9 1972 48 1973 45.4 1974 43 1975 41 1976 39.1 1977 37.4 1978 35.8 1979 34.4 1980 33.1 1981 32 1982 31 1983 30.2 1984 29.5 1985 28.8 1986 28.1 1987 27.5 1988 26.7 1989 25.8 1990 24.9 1991 23.9 1992 23.1 1993 22.3 1994 21.7 1995 21.1 1996 20.6 1997 20.3 1998 19.8 1999 19.4 2000 18.9 2001 18.4 2002 17.9 2003 17.4 2004 17 2005 16.5 2006 16 2007 15.7 2008 15.4 2009 15 2010 14.7 2011 14.5 2012 14.3 2013 14.2 2014 14 2015 13.9 2016 13.8 2017 13.6 2018 13.4 2019 13.1 2020 12.8 2021 12.5 2022 12.2