Year per 1,000 live births 1960 74.9 1961 74 1962 73.1 1963 71.9 1964 70.7 1965 69.2 1966 67.3 1967 65.2 1968 62.6 1969 59.7 1970 56.6 1971 53.4 1972 50.2 1973 46.8 1974 43.4 1975 40 1976 36.7 1977 33.4 1978 30.4 1979 27.6 1980 25.1 1981 23 1982 21.2 1983 19.7 1984 18.5 1985 17.4 1986 16.5 1987 15.8 1988 15.1 1989 14.6 1990 14 1991 13.6 1992 13.2 1993 12.8 1994 12.6 1995 12.4 1996 12.2 1997 12 1998 12 1999 11.9 2000 11.9 2001 11.8 2002 11.8 2003 11.8 2004 11.9 2005 11.9 2006 11.9 2007 12 2008 12 2009 12.1 2010 12.1 2011 12.2 2012 12.3 2013 12.4 2014 12.5 2015 12.5 2016 12.6 2017 12.7 2018 12.7 2019 12.8 2020 12.8 2021 12.7 2022 12.5