Year per 1,000 live births 1960 197.9 1961 181.4 1962 165.9 1963 151.4 1964 138 1965 125.6 1966 114.1 1967 103.7 1968 93.9 1969 84.9 1970 76.8 1971 69.4 1972 62.9 1973 57.1 1974 52.1 1975 47.7 1976 43.9 1977 40.5 1978 37.6 1979 34.9 1980 32.6 1981 30.6 1982 28.9 1983 27.4 1984 26.1 1985 25.1 1986 24.3 1987 23.7 1988 23.4 1989 23.2 1990 23 1991 22.7 1992 22.1 1993 21.1 1994 19.7 1995 18.1 1996 16.6 1997 15.2 1998 14 1999 13.1 2000 12.5 2001 12 2002 11.6 2003 11.3 2004 11 2005 10.7 2006 10.3 2007 9.9 2008 9.5 2009 9.1 2010 8.7 2011 8.4 2012 8.2 2013 7.9 2014 7.8 2015 7.6 2016 7.5 2017 7.3 2018 7.2 2019 7 2020 6.9 2021 6.7 2022 6.5