Year per 1,000 live births 1960 75.4 1961 71.7 1962 68.5 1963 65.7 1964 63.2 1965 60.9 1966 58.9 1967 56.9 1968 55 1969 53 1970 50.8 1971 48.5 1972 46.3 1973 44.1 1974 42.2 1975 40.3 1976 38.7 1977 37.1 1978 35.7 1979 34.4 1980 33.1 1981 32 1982 30.8 1983 29.8 1984 28.8 1985 27.9 1986 27 1987 26.2 1988 25.5 1989 24.8 1990 24.1 1991 23.5 1992 22.8 1993 22.2 1994 21.5 1995 20.8 1996 20.2 1997 19.5 1998 18.8 1999 18.2 2000 17.6 2001 17.2 2002 16.9 2003 16.6 2004 16.5 2005 16.5 2006 16.5 2007 16.6 2008 16.6 2009 16.6 2010 16.6 2011 16.6 2012 16.6 2013 16.5 2014 16.5 2015 16.4 2016 16.4 2017 16.4 2018 16.5 2019 16.6 2020 16.6 2021 16.6 2022 16.5