Year per 1,000 live births 1963 67.1 1964 62.8 1965 59 1966 55.8 1967 52.9 1968 50.3 1969 47.9 1970 45.5 1971 42.9 1972 40.1 1973 37.3 1974 34.4 1975 31.6 1976 28.8 1977 26.2 1978 23.7 1979 21.5 1980 19.5 1981 17.8 1982 16.4 1983 15.2 1984 14.3 1985 13.5 1986 12.9 1987 12.5 1988 12.2 1989 12.1 1990 12.1 1991 12.1 1992 12 1993 11.9 1994 11.7 1995 11.4 1996 11 1997 10.6 1998 10.2 1999 9.8 2000 9.5 2001 9.3 2002 9.1 2003 8.9 2004 8.8 2005 8.8 2006 8.7 2007 8.8 2008 8.8 2009 8.9 2010 8.9 2011 9 2012 9 2013 9.1 2014 9.1 2015 9.1 2016 9.1 2017 9.1 2018 9.1 2019 9.1 2020 9.1 2021 9 2022 9