Year per 1,000 live births 1960 82 1961 77.7 1962 73.5 1963 69.5 1964 65.7 1965 62 1966 58.6 1967 55.3 1968 52.3 1969 49.6 1970 47.2 1971 44.9 1972 42.9 1973 41.3 1974 39.9 1975 38.6 1976 37.5 1977 36.4 1978 35.5 1979 34.4 1980 33.5 1981 32.4 1982 31.3 1983 30 1984 28.8 1985 27.5 1986 26.1 1987 24.8 1988 23.6 1989 22.5 1990 21.5 1991 20.5 1992 19.6 1993 18.9 1994 18.2 1995 17.6 1996 17.1 1997 16.7 1998 16.3 1999 15.9 2000 15.5 2001 15.2 2002 14.8 2003 14.6 2004 14.3 2005 14 2006 13.8 2007 13.6 2008 13.4 2009 13.3 2010 13.3 2011 13.2 2012 13.2 2013 13.2 2014 13.1 2015 13.1 2016 13 2017 12.8 2018 12.6 2019 12.3 2020 12.1 2021 11.8 2022 11.5