Year per 1,000 live births 1960 68.5 1961 64.6 1962 60.9 1963 57.6 1964 54.7 1965 52.2 1966 50 1967 48.1 1968 46.4 1969 44.9 1970 43.3 1971 41.7 1972 39.9 1973 38 1974 36 1975 34.1 1976 32.1 1977 30.3 1978 28.6 1979 26.9 1980 25.3 1981 23.7 1982 22.3 1983 20.9 1984 19.7 1985 18.5 1986 17.5 1987 16.6 1988 15.7 1989 15 1990 14.3 1991 13.6 1992 13 1993 12.4 1994 11.9 1995 11.5 1996 11.1 1997 10.7 1998 10.1 1999 9.4 2000 8.7 2001 8.1 2002 7.6 2003 7.3 2004 7.1 2005 7 2006 7 2007 7 2008 7 2009 7 2010 6.9 2011 6.9 2012 6.9 2013 6.9 2014 6.9 2015 7 2016 7 2017 7 2018 6.9 2019 6.9 2020 6.8 2021 6.8 2022 6.7