Year per 1,000 live births 1960 103.1 1961 97.1 1962 91.3 1963 85.7 1964 80.6 1965 75.6 1966 71 1967 66.8 1968 63.1 1969 59.7 1970 56.6 1971 53.6 1972 50.8 1973 48.1 1974 45.5 1975 42.9 1976 40.5 1977 38.2 1978 36 1979 33.8 1980 31.6 1981 29.2 1982 26.8 1983 24.5 1984 22.6 1985 21 1986 19.8 1987 18.9 1988 18 1989 17.1 1990 17.2 1991 15.5 1992 14.9 1993 14.4 1994 14 1995 13.6 1996 13.2 1997 12.8 1998 12.4 1999 12.1 2000 11.8 2001 11.6 2002 11.4 2003 11.2 2004 11 2005 10.8 2006 10.7 2007 10.5 2008 10.4 2009 10.2 2010 9.9 2011 9.6 2012 9.2 2013 8.9 2014 8.7 2015 8.5 2016 8.4 2017 8.3 2018 8.3 2019 8.2 2020 8.2 2021 8.2 2022 8