Year per 1,000 live births 1960 89.1 1961 86.2 1962 83 1963 79.4 1964 75.7 1965 71.7 1966 67.7 1967 63.6 1968 59.5 1969 55.6 1970 51.7 1971 48 1972 44.4 1973 41.1 1974 38 1975 35.2 1976 32.7 1977 30.4 1978 28.3 1979 26.5 1980 24.9 1981 23.5 1982 22.3 1983 21.2 1984 20.3 1985 19.5 1986 18.9 1987 18.3 1988 17.8 1989 17.4 1990 17.1 1991 16.8 1992 16.6 1993 16.4 1994 16.2 1995 16.1 1996 16 1997 15.9 1998 15.9 1999 15.8 2000 15.8 2001 15.8 2002 15.8 2003 15.9 2004 15.9 2005 16 2006 16 2007 16 2008 16.1 2009 16.1 2010 16.2 2011 16.2 2012 16.2 2013 16.2 2014 16.2 2015 16.2 2016 16.2 2017 16.2 2018 16.2 2019 16.2 2020 16.2 2021 16.1 2022 16