Year per 1,000 live births 1960 62.4 1961 58.7 1962 55.3 1963 52.2 1964 49.5 1965 47.2 1966 45.1 1967 43.4 1968 41.8 1969 40.4 1970 39 1971 37.5 1972 35.8 1973 34 1974 32.3 1975 30.4 1976 28.7 1977 27 1978 25.5 1979 23.9 1980 22.5 1981 21.1 1982 19.8 1983 18.6 1984 17.5 1985 16.5 1986 15.5 1987 14.7 1988 14 1989 13.3 1990 12.7 1991 12.1 1992 11.6 1993 11.1 1994 10.7 1995 10.3 1996 9.9 1997 9.5 1998 9.1 1999 8.5 2000 7.8 2001 7.3 2002 6.9 2003 6.6 2004 6.4 2005 6.3 2006 6.3 2007 6.3 2008 6.3 2009 6.3 2010 6.3 2011 6.3 2012 6.2 2013 6.2 2014 6.3 2015 6.3 2016 6.3 2017 6.3 2018 6.3 2019 6.2 2020 6.2 2021 6.1 2022 6.1