Year per 1,000 live births 1960 55.1 1961 52.8 1962 50.8 1963 49 1964 47.4 1965 46 1966 44.6 1967 43.3 1968 42 1969 40.6 1970 39.1 1971 37.6 1972 36.1 1973 34.6 1974 33.2 1975 32 1976 30.8 1977 29.7 1978 28.8 1979 27.8 1980 26.9 1981 26 1982 25.2 1983 24.5 1984 23.7 1985 23 1986 22.4 1987 21.8 1988 21.2 1989 20.6 1990 20.1 1991 19.6 1992 19.1 1993 18.6 1994 18.1 1995 17.5 1996 17 1997 16.5 1998 16 1999 15.5 2000 15 2001 14.6 2002 14.4 2003 14.2 2004 14.1 2005 14.1 2006 14.1 2007 14.1 2008 14.2 2009 14.2 2010 14.2 2011 14.2 2012 14.2 2013 14.1 2014 14.1 2015 14.1 2016 14 2017 14.1 2018 14.1 2019 14.2 2020 14.2 2021 14.2 2022 14.1