Year per 1,000 live births 1960 39.1 1961 37.6 1962 36.4 1963 35.4 1964 34.5 1965 33.5 1966 32.3 1967 31.2 1968 29.9 1969 28.5 1970 27.2 1971 25.9 1972 24.6 1973 23.3 1974 22 1975 20.8 1976 19.7 1977 18.7 1978 17.9 1979 17.1 1980 16.4 1981 15.8 1982 15.2 1983 14.6 1984 14.1 1985 13.5 1986 12.9 1987 12.3 1988 11.8 1989 11.4 1990 11 1991 10.6 1992 10.2 1993 9.8 1994 9.4 1995 9 1996 8.6 1997 8.2 1998 7.8 1999 7.5 2000 7.2 2001 7 2002 6.8 2003 6.7 2004 6.6 2005 6.5 2006 6.5 2007 6.5 2008 6.5 2009 6.4 2010 6.4 2011 6.4 2012 6.4 2013 6.3 2014 6.2 2015 6.2 2016 6.1 2017 6 2018 5.8 2019 5.7 2020 5.5 2021 5.4 2022 5.2