Year per 1,000 live births 1960 104.6 1961 103.2 1962 101.7 1963 100 1964 98.1 1965 95.6 1966 92.7 1967 89.3 1968 85.2 1969 80.7 1970 75.8 1971 70.8 1972 65.8 1973 60.7 1974 55.7 1975 50.8 1976 46 1977 41.4 1978 37.2 1979 33.4 1980 30.1 1981 27.4 1982 25.1 1983 23.2 1984 21.7 1985 20.4 1986 19.3 1987 18.4 1988 17.6 1989 16.9 1990 16.3 1991 15.8 1992 15.3 1993 14.9 1994 14.6 1995 14.4 1996 14.2 1997 14 1998 13.9 1999 13.8 2000 13.8 2001 13.8 2002 13.7 2003 13.8 2004 13.8 2005 13.8 2006 13.9 2007 13.9 2008 14 2009 14 2010 14.1 2011 14.2 2012 14.3 2013 14.4 2014 14.5 2015 14.6 2016 14.6 2017 14.7 2018 14.8 2019 14.8 2020 14.8 2021 14.7 2022 14.5