Year per 1,000 live births 1960 48.8 1961 47.3 1962 45.9 1963 44.5 1964 43.3 1965 42.4 1966 41.7 1967 41.3 1968 40.8 1969 40.3 1970 39.7 1971 39 1972 38.2 1973 37.4 1974 36.6 1975 35.8 1976 35.1 1977 34.5 1978 33.9 1979 33.3 1980 32.7 1981 32.2 1982 31.6 1983 31 1984 30.5 1985 29.9 1986 29.3 1987 28.8 1988 28.2 1989 27.7 1990 27.3 1991 27.1 1992 27 1993 26.8 1994 26.8 1995 26.7 1996 26.5 1997 26.3 1998 26.1 1999 25.8 2000 25.5 2001 25 2002 24.5 2003 24 2004 23.4 2005 23 2006 22.6 2007 22.2 2008 22 2009 21.9 2010 21.9 2011 21.9 2012 22.1 2013 22.1 2014 22.1 2015 22 2016 21.9 2017 21.7 2018 21.5 2019 21.3 2020 21 2021 20.7 2022 20.4