Year per 1,000 live births 1960 40.3 1961 37.5 1962 35.1 1963 32.9 1964 31 1965 29.5 1966 28.2 1967 27.1 1968 26.2 1969 25.5 1970 25 1971 24.6 1972 24.3 1973 24.1 1974 23.9 1975 23.8 1976 23.8 1977 23.8 1978 23.7 1979 23.6 1980 23.4 1981 23.1 1982 22.8 1983 22.5 1984 22 1985 21.3 1986 20.6 1987 19.8 1988 19.2 1989 18.6 1990 18.4 1991 18.3 1992 18.5 1993 18.9 1994 18.9 1995 18.8 1996 18.6 1997 18.3 1998 17.9 1999 17.4 2000 16.7 2001 15.8 2002 14.9 2003 14 2004 12.9 2005 11.9 2006 11.2 2007 10.4 2008 9.9 2009 9.4 2010 9.2 2011 8.9 2012 8.7 2013 8.4 2014 7.9 2015 7.3 2016 6.7 2017 6.2 2018 5.7 2019 5.2 2020 4.8 2021 4.5 2022 4.3