Year per 1,000 live births 1960 128.6 1961 123.2 1962 117.2 1963 110.9 1964 104.4 1965 97.8 1966 91.2 1967 84.6 1968 78.3 1969 72.2 1970 66.3 1971 60.7 1972 55.6 1973 50.8 1974 46.4 1975 42.4 1976 38.9 1977 35.7 1978 33.1 1979 30.7 1980 28.6 1981 26.7 1982 25.2 1983 23.9 1984 22.7 1985 21.7 1986 20.8 1987 20.1 1988 19.4 1989 18.9 1990 18.5 1991 18.1 1992 17.8 1993 17.5 1994 17.3 1995 17.1 1996 16.9 1997 16.8 1998 16.7 1999 16.6 2000 16.5 2001 16.4 2002 16.4 2003 16.4 2004 16.4 2005 16.4 2006 16.4 2007 16.4 2008 16.4 2009 16.3 2010 16.3 2011 16.3 2012 16.3 2013 16.2 2014 16.2 2015 16.1 2016 16.1 2017 16 2018 16 2019 15.9 2020 15.8 2021 15.8 2022 15.7