Year per 1,000 live births 1960 108.4 1961 107.1 1962 105.5 1963 103.8 1964 101.7 1965 99.3 1966 96.3 1967 92.8 1968 88.7 1969 84.1 1970 79.1 1971 74.1 1972 68.9 1973 63.8 1974 58.7 1975 53.7 1976 48.7 1977 44 1978 39.6 1979 35.7 1980 32.3 1981 29.3 1982 26.9 1983 24.9 1984 23.3 1985 21.9 1986 20.8 1987 19.8 1988 18.9 1989 18.2 1990 17.5 1991 16.9 1992 16.4 1993 16 1994 15.6 1995 15.4 1996 15.1 1997 15 1998 14.9 1999 14.8 2000 14.7 2001 14.7 2002 14.7 2003 14.7 2004 14.7 2005 14.8 2006 14.8 2007 14.9 2008 14.9 2009 15 2010 15.1 2011 15.2 2012 15.3 2013 15.4 2014 15.5 2015 15.6 2016 15.7 2017 15.8 2018 15.8 2019 15.9 2020 15.9 2021 15.8 2022 15.6