Year per 1,000 live births 1960 25.9 1961 25.4 1962 24.9 1963 24.4 1964 23.8 1965 23.3 1966 22.7 1967 22 1968 21.3 1969 20.6 1970 19.9 1971 19.1 1972 18.3 1973 17.5 1974 16.7 1975 15.9 1976 15.2 1977 14.5 1978 13.8 1979 13.2 1980 12.6 1981 12.1 1982 11.7 1983 11.3 1984 10.9 1985 10.6 1986 10.4 1987 10.2 1988 9.9 1989 9.7 1990 9.4 1991 9.1 1992 8.8 1993 8.5 1994 8.2 1995 7.9 1996 7.7 1997 7.5 1998 7.4 1999 7.2 2000 7.1 2001 7 2002 6.9 2003 6.9 2004 6.8 2005 6.7 2006 6.7 2007 6.6 2008 6.5 2009 6.4 2010 6.2 2011 6.1 2012 6 2013 5.9 2014 5.9 2015 5.8 2016 5.7 2017 5.6 2018 5.6 2019 5.5 2020 5.5 2021 5.4 2022 5.4