Year per 1,000 live births 1960 63.9 1961 60.1 1962 56.2 1963 52.2 1964 48.7 1965 45.5 1966 42.9 1967 40.8 1968 39.1 1969 37.7 1970 36.6 1971 35.7 1972 35 1973 34.3 1974 33.8 1975 33.3 1976 32.7 1977 32.1 1978 31.3 1979 30.4 1980 29.4 1981 28.4 1982 27.2 1983 26.1 1984 25 1985 23.9 1986 22.9 1987 21.9 1988 20.9 1989 20 1990 19.1 1991 18.2 1992 17.4 1993 16.7 1994 16 1995 15.4 1996 14.9 1997 14.6 1998 14.3 1999 14 2000 13.8 2001 13.6 2002 13.5 2003 13.4 2004 13.3 2005 13.2 2006 13.2 2007 13.2 2008 13.2 2009 13.3 2010 13.5 2011 13.6 2012 13.8 2013 13.9 2014 14.1 2015 14.3 2016 14.5 2017 14.7 2018 14.9 2019 15.2 2020 15.4 2021 15.6 2022 15.6