Year per 1,000 live births 1960 51.2 1961 49.8 1962 48.4 1963 46.9 1964 46.1 1965 45.7 1966 45.5 1967 45.2 1968 44.6 1969 43.5 1970 42.5 1971 42 1972 42.2 1973 42.7 1974 43.3 1975 43.8 1976 43.2 1977 41.7 1978 38.6 1979 35 1980 31.4 1981 28.3 1982 25.8 1983 24.1 1984 23 1985 22.2 1986 21.3 1987 20.3 1988 19.4 1989 18.8 1990 18.3 1991 17.9 1992 17.6 1993 17.2 1994 16.7 1995 16.1 1996 15.4 1997 14.7 1998 14 1999 13.4 2000 12.9 2001 12.5 2002 12.3 2003 12 2004 11.5 2005 11 2006 10.3 2007 9.6 2008 9 2009 8.5 2010 8.1 2011 7.8 2012 7.5 2013 7.2 2014 6.9 2015 6.6 2016 6.3 2017 6 2018 5.7 2019 5.5 2020 5.3 2021 5.1 2022 4.9