Year per 1,000 live births 1960 58.3 1961 56.2 1962 54.3 1963 52.7 1964 51.5 1965 50.4 1966 49.6 1967 49 1968 48.5 1969 48.2 1970 48.1 1971 48 1972 47.9 1973 47.8 1974 47.7 1975 47.6 1976 47.5 1977 47.2 1978 46.9 1979 46.6 1980 46.2 1981 45.9 1982 45.5 1983 45.1 1984 44.6 1985 44.1 1986 43.6 1987 43 1988 42.2 1989 41.4 1990 40.4 1991 39.5 1992 38.5 1993 37.5 1994 36.6 1995 35.7 1996 34.9 1997 34.1 1998 33.5 1999 32.8 2000 32.2 2001 31.5 2002 30.9 2003 30.2 2004 29.6 2005 29 2006 28.4 2007 28 2008 27.5 2009 26.9 2010 26.5 2011 26.1 2012 25.6 2013 25 2014 24.4 2015 23.8 2016 23.1 2017 22.5 2018 21.8 2019 21.2 2020 20.6 2021 20 2022 19.5