Year per 1,000 live births 1960 155.7 1961 151.2 1962 147 1963 143 1964 139.4 1965 135.9 1966 132.6 1967 129.4 1968 126.3 1969 123.4 1970 120.3 1971 117.2 1972 113.9 1973 110.7 1974 107.8 1975 104.8 1976 101.7 1977 98.3 1978 94.8 1979 91 1980 87.2 1981 83.2 1982 79.5 1983 76.1 1984 72.8 1985 69.8 1986 67 1987 64.5 1988 62 1989 59.5 1990 56.9 1991 54.2 1992 51.5 1993 48.6 1994 45.7 1995 42.8 1996 40.1 1997 37.4 1998 35 1999 32.8 2000 30.7 2001 28.6 2002 26.8 2003 25 2004 23.3 2005 21.8 2006 20.4 2007 19.2 2008 18.1 2009 17.2 2010 16.4 2011 15.8 2012 15.2 2013 14.8 2014 14.4 2015 14.1 2016 14.9 2017 13.5 2018 13.3 2019 13.1 2020 12.9 2021 12.6 2022 12.4