Year per 1,000 live births 1960 140 1961 134.2 1962 128.1 1963 121.6 1964 115 1965 108.2 1966 101.4 1967 94.8 1968 88.2 1969 81.8 1970 75.7 1971 70 1972 64.5 1973 59.5 1974 54.8 1975 50.6 1976 46.7 1977 43.3 1978 40.1 1979 37.3 1980 34.9 1981 32.8 1982 30.9 1983 29.2 1984 27.8 1985 26.6 1986 25.6 1987 24.6 1988 23.9 1989 23.2 1990 22.6 1991 22.2 1992 21.7 1993 21.4 1994 21 1995 20.8 1996 20.5 1997 20.3 1998 20.2 1999 20 2000 19.9 2001 19.8 2002 19.7 2003 19.7 2004 19.6 2005 19.6 2006 19.6 2007 19.6 2008 19.6 2009 19.5 2010 19.5 2011 19.5 2012 19.5 2013 19.4 2014 19.4 2015 19.4 2016 19.3 2017 19.3 2018 19.2 2019 19.2 2020 19.1 2021 19 2022 18.9