Year per 1,000 live births 1960 50.6 1961 47.4 1962 44.6 1963 41.9 1964 39.8 1965 37.8 1966 36.2 1967 34.9 1968 34 1969 33.1 1970 32.5 1971 32 1972 31.7 1973 31.4 1974 31.3 1975 31.3 1976 31.2 1977 31.2 1978 31.2 1979 31.1 1980 30.9 1981 30.6 1982 30.3 1983 29.7 1984 29.1 1985 28.5 1986 27.7 1987 26.8 1988 25.9 1989 25.2 1990 24.8 1991 24.7 1992 24.8 1993 24.9 1994 25.1 1995 25 1996 24.7 1997 24.2 1998 23.6 1999 22.8 2000 21.9 2001 20.9 2002 19.6 2003 18.2 2004 16.9 2005 15.7 2006 14.5 2007 13.5 2008 12.6 2009 12 2010 11.6 2011 11.3 2012 10.9 2013 10.5 2014 9.9 2015 9.1 2016 8.3 2017 7.6 2018 7 2019 6.4 2020 6 2021 5.6 2022 5.2