Year per 1,000 live births 1960 65.4 1961 62.9 1962 60.5 1963 58.7 1964 57.1 1965 55.5 1966 54.2 1967 52.8 1968 51.5 1969 50.1 1970 48.5 1971 46.8 1972 45.1 1973 43.5 1974 41.8 1975 40.4 1976 39 1977 37.8 1978 36.7 1979 35.6 1980 34.5 1981 33.5 1982 32.5 1983 31.7 1984 30.8 1985 30 1986 29.2 1987 28.5 1988 27.8 1989 27.2 1990 26.6 1991 25.9 1992 25.3 1993 24.7 1994 24 1995 23.3 1996 22.6 1997 21.9 1998 21.2 1999 20.5 2000 19.9 2001 19.4 2002 19 2003 18.7 2004 18.6 2005 18.5 2006 18.5 2007 18.4 2008 18.4 2009 18.4 2010 18.3 2011 18.3 2012 18.2 2013 18.1 2014 18 2015 17.9 2016 17.8 2017 17.8 2018 17.9 2019 18 2020 18.1 2021 18.1 2022 17.9