Year per 1,000 live births 1960 49.8 1961 44.4 1962 40.2 1963 37.1 1964 35.2 1965 33.9 1966 33.2 1967 32.6 1968 31.7 1969 30.2 1970 28.6 1971 27.4 1972 26.6 1973 26 1974 25.6 1975 25.1 1976 24.4 1977 23.6 1978 22.8 1979 21.9 1980 20.9 1981 20.2 1982 19.6 1983 18.9 1984 18.2 1985 17.4 1986 16.6 1987 16 1988 15.6 1989 15.7 1990 16.1 1991 16.6 1992 16.8 1993 16.9 1994 17 1995 17.1 1996 17.1 1997 17 1998 16.7 1999 16.2 2000 15.6 2001 14.9 2002 14.2 2003 13.5 2004 12.7 2005 11.9 2006 11.2 2007 10.7 2008 10.2 2009 9.9 2010 9.6 2011 9.2 2012 8.8 2013 8.2 2014 7.8 2015 7.3 2016 7 2017 6.6 2018 6.3 2019 6.1 2020 5.9 2021 5.7 2022 5.6