Year per 1,000 live births 1960 60.4 1961 58 1962 55.8 1963 53.9 1964 52.3 1965 50.9 1966 49.5 1967 48.2 1968 46.9 1969 45.5 1970 43.9 1971 42.3 1972 40.7 1973 39.2 1974 37.7 1975 36.3 1976 35.1 1977 33.9 1978 32.8 1979 31.8 1980 30.8 1981 29.9 1982 29 1983 28.2 1984 27.4 1985 26.6 1986 25.9 1987 25.2 1988 24.6 1989 24 1990 23.4 1991 22.8 1992 22.3 1993 21.7 1994 21.1 1995 20.5 1996 19.9 1997 19.2 1998 18.6 1999 18 2000 17.5 2001 17.1 2002 16.8 2003 16.5 2004 16.4 2005 16.4 2006 16.4 2007 16.4 2008 16.4 2009 16.3 2010 16.3 2011 16.3 2012 16.2 2013 16.1 2014 16.1 2015 16 2016 16 2017 16 2018 16.1 2019 16.1 2020 16.2 2021 16.2 2022 16.1