Year per 1,000 live births 1960 196.1 1961 179.4 1962 163.8 1963 149.3 1964 135.9 1965 123.5 1966 112 1967 101.4 1968 91.6 1969 82.7 1970 74.6 1971 67.2 1972 60.7 1973 55 1974 50.1 1975 45.7 1976 42 1977 38.7 1978 35.8 1979 33.2 1980 31.1 1981 29.2 1982 27.6 1983 26.2 1984 25 1985 24 1986 23.3 1987 22.9 1988 22.6 1989 22.5 1990 22.4 1991 22.1 1992 21.5 1993 20.5 1994 19.1 1995 17.6 1996 16.1 1997 14.7 1998 13.6 1999 12.7 2000 12.1 2001 11.6 2002 11.2 2003 10.9 2004 10.6 2005 10.3 2006 9.9 2007 9.6 2008 9.1 2009 8.7 2010 8.4 2011 8.1 2012 7.9 2013 7.7 2014 7.5 2015 7.4 2016 7.2 2017 7.1 2018 6.9 2019 6.8 2020 6.6 2021 6.5 2022 6.3