Year per 1,000 live births 1963 49.9 1964 49.3 1965 48.8 1966 48.3 1967 47.8 1968 47.4 1969 46.7 1970 46 1971 45.2 1972 44.4 1973 43.5 1974 42.5 1975 41.4 1976 40.4 1977 39.3 1978 38.2 1979 37.1 1980 36 1981 34.9 1982 33.8 1983 32.8 1984 31.9 1985 31 1986 30.1 1987 29.3 1988 28.6 1989 27.8 1990 27 1991 26.2 1992 25.4 1993 24.6 1994 23.8 1995 23 1996 22.2 1997 21.5 1998 20.7 1999 20 2000 18.9 2001 17.9 2002 16.9 2003 15.9 2004 15 2005 14.2 2006 13.4 2007 12.7 2008 12.1 2009 11.6 2010 11.1 2011 10.7 2012 10.3 2013 9.9 2014 9.7 2015 9.4 2016 10 2017 9.1 2018 9 2019 8.9 2020 8.8 2021 8.7 2022 8.6