Year per 1,000 live births 1960 87.4 1961 85.7 1962 84 1963 82.5 1964 81.2 1965 79.9 1966 78.8 1967 77.8 1968 76.9 1969 76.1 1970 75.4 1971 74.7 1972 74.2 1973 73.7 1974 73.3 1975 72.9 1976 72.5 1977 72.1 1978 71.7 1979 71.2 1980 70.6 1981 70 1982 69.2 1983 68.3 1984 67.4 1985 66.5 1986 65.8 1987 65.3 1988 64.9 1989 64.6 1990 64.3 1991 64.1 1992 63.8 1993 63.3 1994 62.6 1995 61.8 1996 61 1997 60 1998 59 1999 58 2000 57 2001 56 2002 55.1 2003 54.3 2004 53.5 2005 52.9 2006 52.3 2007 51.7 2008 51.1 2009 50.6 2010 49.9 2011 49.1 2012 48.3 2013 47.4 2014 46.4 2015 45.5 2016 44.6 2017 43.6 2018 42.7 2019 41.7 2020 40.7 2021 39.7 2022 38.8