Year per 1,000 live births 1960 59.6 1961 56.3 1962 54 1963 52.3 1964 50.8 1965 49 1966 47.4 1967 46.1 1968 44.9 1969 43.7 1970 42.9 1971 42.5 1972 42.7 1973 42.6 1974 41.2 1975 39 1976 36 1977 32.9 1978 30.1 1979 27.9 1980 26.4 1981 25.4 1982 24.7 1983 24.4 1984 24.2 1985 24 1986 23.2 1987 21.9 1988 20.6 1989 19.7 1990 19.1 1991 18.4 1992 17.2 1993 15.9 1994 14.8 1995 13.9 1996 13.1 1997 12.6 1998 12.1 1999 11.6 2000 11 2001 10.4 2002 9.8 2003 9.1 2004 8.7 2005 8.2 2006 7.8 2007 7.4 2008 7.1 2009 6.7 2010 6.5 2011 6.3 2012 6.2 2013 6 2014 5.8 2015 5.5 2016 5.1 2017 4.9 2018 4.6 2019 4.5 2020 4.4 2021 4.4 2022 4.3