Year per 1,000 live births 1960 57.2 1961 56 1962 54.6 1963 53.4 1964 52.5 1965 51.9 1966 51.6 1967 51.2 1968 50.6 1969 49.5 1970 48.4 1971 47.7 1972 47.7 1973 48.2 1974 48.7 1975 49 1976 48.2 1977 46.1 1978 43 1979 39.1 1980 35.3 1981 31.9 1982 29.3 1983 27.4 1984 26.1 1985 25.1 1986 24.2 1987 23.1 1988 22.1 1989 21.3 1990 20.7 1991 20.3 1992 20 1993 19.6 1994 19.1 1995 18.5 1996 17.7 1997 16.8 1998 16 1999 15.3 2000 14.7 2001 14.3 2002 14 2003 13.6 2004 13.1 2005 12.4 2006 11.7 2007 10.9 2008 10.2 2009 9.7 2010 9.2 2011 8.9 2012 8.6 2013 8.3 2014 7.9 2015 7.6 2016 7.2 2017 6.8 2018 6.5 2019 6.2 2020 6 2021 5.8 2022 5.6