Year per 1,000 live births 1960 32.2 1961 31 1962 30.1 1963 29.2 1964 28.5 1965 27.6 1966 26.7 1967 25.6 1968 24.5 1969 23.4 1970 22.3 1971 21.3 1972 20.2 1973 19.1 1974 18.1 1975 17.1 1976 16.2 1977 15.3 1978 14.6 1979 14 1980 13.4 1981 12.9 1982 12.4 1983 12 1984 11.5 1985 11.1 1986 10.6 1987 10.2 1988 9.8 1989 9.4 1990 9 1991 8.7 1992 8.4 1993 8.1 1994 7.8 1995 7.5 1996 7.2 1997 6.9 1998 6.6 1999 6.4 2000 6.1 2001 6 2002 5.8 2003 5.7 2004 5.6 2005 5.6 2006 5.6 2007 5.5 2008 5.5 2009 5.5 2010 5.5 2011 5.5 2012 5.5 2013 5.4 2014 5.4 2015 5.3 2016 5.2 2017 5.1 2018 5.1 2019 4.9 2020 4.8 2021 4.7 2022 4.5