Year per 1,000 live births 1960 135.8 1961 125.2 1962 115.8 1963 107 1964 98.6 1965 90.7 1966 83.4 1967 76.6 1968 70.3 1969 64.6 1970 59.3 1971 54.5 1972 50.2 1973 46.2 1974 42.6 1975 39.4 1976 36.7 1977 34.2 1978 31.9 1979 29.9 1980 28.1 1981 26.5 1982 25.1 1983 23.9 1984 22.8 1985 21.9 1986 21.2 1987 20.6 1988 20.3 1989 20.1 1990 19.9 1991 19.6 1992 19.1 1993 18.3 1994 17.1 1995 15.9 1996 14.5 1997 13.3 1998 12.3 1999 11.5 2000 11 2001 10.5 2002 10.2 2003 9.9 2004 9.6 2005 9.4 2006 9.1 2007 8.7 2008 8.3 2009 8 2010 7.6 2011 7.4 2012 7.2 2013 7 2014 6.8 2015 6.6 2016 6.5 2017 6.4 2018 6.3 2019 6.2 2020 6 2021 5.9 2022 5.7