Year per 1,000 live births 1960 43.6 1961 41.9 1962 40.6 1963 39.6 1964 38.5 1965 37.4 1966 36.2 1967 34.9 1968 33.4 1969 31.9 1970 30.4 1971 29 1972 27.5 1973 26.1 1974 24.7 1975 23.3 1976 22.1 1977 21 1978 20.1 1979 19.2 1980 18.5 1981 17.8 1982 17.1 1983 16.5 1984 15.8 1985 15.2 1986 14.5 1987 13.9 1988 13.4 1989 12.9 1990 12.4 1991 12 1992 11.5 1993 11.1 1994 10.7 1995 10.2 1996 9.8 1997 9.3 1998 8.9 1999 8.5 2000 8.2 2001 7.9 2002 7.7 2003 7.6 2004 7.5 2005 7.4 2006 7.4 2007 7.4 2008 7.4 2009 7.4 2010 7.4 2011 7.3 2012 7.3 2013 7.2 2014 7.2 2015 7.1 2016 7 2017 6.9 2018 6.7 2019 6.5 2020 6.4 2021 6.2 2022 6