Year per 1,000 live births 1960 30.1 1961 29.5 1962 28.9 1963 28.3 1964 27.7 1965 27.1 1966 26.4 1967 25.7 1968 24.9 1969 24.1 1970 23.2 1971 22.4 1972 21.5 1973 20.6 1974 19.7 1975 18.8 1976 17.9 1977 17.1 1978 16.3 1979 15.6 1980 15 1981 14.4 1982 13.9 1983 13.4 1984 13 1985 12.7 1986 12.4 1987 12.1 1988 11.9 1989 11.6 1990 11.2 1991 10.9 1992 10.5 1993 10.1 1994 9.8 1995 9.5 1996 9.2 1997 9 1998 8.8 1999 8.6 2000 8.5 2001 8.3 2002 8.2 2003 8.1 2004 8.1 2005 8 2006 7.9 2007 7.7 2008 7.6 2009 7.5 2010 7.3 2011 7.2 2012 7.1 2013 7 2014 6.9 2015 6.8 2016 6.7 2017 6.6 2018 6.5 2019 6.5 2020 6.4 2021 6.3 2022 6.3