Year per 1,000 live births 1960 102.9 1961 98.4 1962 92.9 1963 87.2 1964 83.7 1965 85.3 1966 92.3 1967 97.9 1968 94.5 1969 85.9 1970 80.5 1971 80.9 1972 82.2 1973 79 1974 71.9 1975 63.9 1976 56.7 1977 50.9 1978 46.6 1979 43.3 1980 40.3 1981 37.4 1982 34.5 1983 31.6 1984 29.4 1985 28.4 1986 28.6 1987 28.6 1988 27.3 1989 25.1 1990 23 1991 21.7 1992 21.2 1993 21.2 1994 21.6 1995 22.2 1996 22.6 1997 22.6 1998 21.7 1999 20.3 2000 18.8 2001 17.6 2002 16.6 2003 16 2004 15.7 2005 15.6 2006 15.4 2007 15.2 2008 14.9 2009 14.6 2010 14.5 2011 14.7 2012 14.9 2013 14.9 2014 14.7 2015 14.6 2016 14.7 2017 15 2018 15.4 2019 15.8 2020 15.8 2021 15.5 2022 15