Year per 1,000 live births 1960 76.1 1961 71.2 1962 66.4 1963 62.1 1964 57.9 1965 54.1 1966 50.3 1967 46.9 1968 43.8 1969 41.1 1970 38.7 1971 36.6 1972 34.9 1973 33.4 1974 32.2 1975 31.3 1976 30.6 1977 30 1978 29.6 1979 29.1 1980 28.6 1981 28.1 1982 27.5 1983 26.7 1984 25.9 1985 25.1 1986 24.2 1987 23.2 1988 22.3 1989 21.3 1990 20.3 1991 19.4 1992 18.6 1993 17.9 1994 17.3 1995 16.8 1996 16.3 1997 16 1998 15.7 1999 15.4 2000 15.2 2001 15.1 2002 15 2003 15 2004 15.1 2005 15.1 2006 15.2 2007 15.2 2008 15.3 2009 15.4 2010 15.5 2011 15.6 2012 15.7 2013 15.7 2014 15.7 2015 15.5 2016 15.2 2017 14.8 2018 14.4 2019 14 2020 13.7 2021 13.3 2022 12.8