Year per 1,000 live births 1960 26.2 1961 25.8 1962 25.3 1963 24.7 1964 24.3 1965 23.7 1966 23.1 1967 22.4 1968 21.7 1969 21.1 1970 20.4 1971 19.6 1972 18.7 1973 18 1974 17.2 1975 16.6 1976 15.9 1977 15.1 1978 14.4 1979 13.8 1980 13.3 1981 12.8 1982 12.3 1983 11.9 1984 11.6 1985 11.2 1986 10.9 1987 10.7 1988 10.5 1989 10.3 1990 9.9 1991 9.6 1992 9.3 1993 9 1994 8.8 1995 8.5 1996 8.3 1997 8 1998 7.9 1999 7.7 2000 7.6 2001 7.5 2002 7.4 2003 7.2 2004 7.2 2005 7.1 2006 7.1 2007 7 2008 6.9 2009 6.7 2010 6.6 2011 6.5 2012 6.4 2013 6.3 2014 6.2 2015 6.1 2016 6.1 2017 6 2018 5.9 2019 5.8 2020 5.8 2021 5.8 2022 5.7