Year per 1,000 live births 1960 29.2 1961 28.6 1962 28.1 1963 27.5 1964 26.8 1965 26.1 1966 25.4 1967 24.7 1968 24 1969 23.2 1970 22.3 1971 21.4 1972 20.6 1973 19.6 1974 18.7 1975 17.7 1976 16.8 1977 16.1 1978 15.3 1979 14.6 1980 14 1981 13.4 1982 12.9 1983 12.4 1984 12.1 1985 11.9 1986 11.6 1987 11.3 1988 11 1989 10.7 1990 10.4 1991 10.1 1992 9.7 1993 9.4 1994 9 1995 8.7 1996 8.5 1997 8.3 1998 8 1999 7.9 2000 7.8 2001 7.7 2002 7.6 2003 7.6 2004 7.5 2005 7.4 2006 7.3 2007 7.2 2008 7.1 2009 7 2010 6.8 2011 6.7 2012 6.6 2013 6.5 2014 6.4 2015 6.3 2016 6.2 2017 6.2 2018 6.1 2019 6 2020 5.9 2021 5.8 2022 5.8