Year per 1,000 live births 1960 67.4 1961 65.7 1962 64 1963 62.4 1964 60.9 1965 59.4 1966 58.1 1967 56.7 1968 55.2 1969 53.5 1970 51.5 1971 49.3 1972 46.9 1973 44.6 1974 42.4 1975 40.6 1976 39.1 1977 37.9 1978 36.8 1979 35.9 1980 34.9 1981 33.9 1982 32.9 1983 31.8 1984 30.6 1985 29.6 1986 28.6 1987 27.7 1988 26.8 1989 26 1990 25.4 1991 24.8 1992 24.3 1993 24 1994 23.7 1995 23.4 1996 23.2 1997 22.9 1998 22.6 1999 22.1 2000 21.6 2001 21 2002 20.3 2003 19.7 2004 19.1 2005 18.4 2006 17.8 2007 17.2 2008 16.7 2009 16.2 2010 15.8 2011 15.5 2012 15.2 2013 15 2014 14.9 2015 14.8 2016 14.7 2017 14.5 2018 14.2 2019 13.6 2020 12.9 2021 12.2 2022 11.4