Year per 1,000 live births 1960 199.7 1961 183.2 1962 167.7 1963 153.4 1964 140.1 1965 127.6 1966 116.2 1967 105.7 1968 96 1969 87 1970 78.9 1971 71.6 1972 65 1973 59.2 1974 54 1975 49.6 1976 45.7 1977 42.3 1978 39.2 1979 36.5 1980 34.1 1981 32 1982 30.2 1983 28.6 1984 27.2 1985 26.1 1986 25.2 1987 24.5 1988 24.1 1989 23.9 1990 23.7 1991 23.3 1992 22.7 1993 21.6 1994 20.2 1995 18.6 1996 17 1997 15.6 1998 14.4 1999 13.5 2000 12.8 2001 12.3 2002 11.9 2003 11.6 2004 11.3 2005 11 2006 10.6 2007 10.2 2008 9.8 2009 9.4 2010 9 2011 8.7 2012 8.4 2013 8.2 2014 8 2015 7.8 2016 7.7 2017 7.5 2018 7.4 2019 7.2 2020 7.1 2021 6.9 2022 6.7