Year per 1,000 live births 1960 94.6 1961 91.6 1962 88.3 1963 84.7 1964 80.9 1965 76.9 1966 72.7 1967 68.6 1968 64.4 1969 60.2 1970 56.2 1971 52.3 1972 48.5 1973 45 1974 41.8 1975 38.8 1976 36 1977 33.5 1978 31.3 1979 29.3 1980 27.5 1981 25.9 1982 24.6 1983 23.4 1984 22.4 1985 21.5 1986 20.8 1987 20.2 1988 19.7 1989 19.2 1990 18.8 1991 18.5 1992 18.2 1993 18 1994 17.8 1995 17.7 1996 17.6 1997 17.5 1998 17.4 1999 17.3 2000 17.3 2001 17.3 2002 17.3 2003 17.3 2004 17.3 2005 17.4 2006 17.4 2007 17.5 2008 17.5 2009 17.5 2010 17.6 2011 17.6 2012 17.6 2013 17.6 2014 17.6 2015 17.7 2016 17.7 2017 17.7 2018 17.7 2019 17.6 2020 17.6 2021 17.6 2022 17.5