Year per 1,000 live births 1960 83.3 1961 80.5 1962 77.3 1963 73.8 1964 70.1 1965 66.3 1966 62.3 1967 58.4 1968 54.5 1969 50.7 1970 47 1971 43.5 1972 40.1 1973 37 1974 34.1 1975 31.5 1976 29.1 1977 27 1978 25.1 1979 23.5 1980 22.1 1981 20.9 1982 19.8 1983 18.9 1984 18.1 1985 17.4 1986 16.8 1987 16.3 1988 15.9 1989 15.6 1990 15.3 1991 15 1992 14.8 1993 14.7 1994 14.6 1995 14.5 1996 14.4 1997 14.4 1998 14.3 1999 14.3 2000 14.3 2001 14.3 2002 14.3 2003 14.4 2004 14.4 2005 14.5 2006 14.5 2007 14.6 2008 14.6 2009 14.6 2010 14.7 2011 14.7 2012 14.7 2013 14.7 2014 14.7 2015 14.7 2016 14.7 2017 14.7 2018 14.7 2019 14.6 2020 14.6 2021 14.5 2022 14.5