Year per 1,000 live births 1960 57.7 1961 54.1 1962 50.2 1963 46.1 1964 42 1965 37.9 1966 34 1967 30.5 1968 27.5 1969 24.9 1970 22.8 1971 21 1972 19.4 1973 18.2 1974 17.1 1975 16 1976 15.1 1977 14.1 1978 13.2 1979 12.3 1980 11.5 1981 10.8 1982 10.2 1983 9.8 1984 9.5 1985 9.4 1986 9.3 1987 9.3 1988 9.5 1989 9.6 1990 9.9 1991 10.2 1992 10.5 1993 10.8 1994 11.1 1995 11.3 1996 11.4 1997 11.5 1998 11.4 1999 11.2 2000 11.1 2001 10.8 2002 10.6 2003 10.4 2004 10.2 2005 9.9 2006 9.7 2007 9.5 2008 9.4 2009 9.2 2010 9 2011 8.9 2012 8.7 2013 8.6 2014 8.5 2015 8.3 2016 8.2 2017 8.1 2018 8 2019 7.9 2020 7.7 2021 7.5 2022 7.3