Year per 1,000 live births 1960 40.7 1961 38.1 1962 35.8 1963 33.7 1964 31.9 1965 30.4 1966 29.1 1967 28.1 1968 27.2 1969 26.6 1970 26.1 1971 25.7 1972 25.4 1973 25.2 1974 25.1 1975 25.1 1976 25.1 1977 25.1 1978 25.1 1979 25 1980 24.9 1981 24.7 1982 24.4 1983 23.9 1984 23.4 1985 23 1986 22.3 1987 21.6 1988 20.8 1989 20.2 1990 19.9 1991 19.8 1992 19.9 1993 20 1994 20.2 1995 20.1 1996 19.9 1997 19.5 1998 19 1999 18.3 2000 17.7 2001 16.9 2002 15.8 2003 14.6 2004 13.6 2005 12.6 2006 11.6 2007 10.8 2008 10.1 2009 9.6 2010 9.3 2011 9.1 2012 8.8 2013 8.4 2014 7.9 2015 7.4 2016 6.7 2017 6.1 2018 5.6 2019 5.2 2020 4.8 2021 4.5 2022 4.2