Year per 1,000 live births 1960 140.1 1961 130.9 1962 122 1963 113.6 1964 105.6 1965 98.2 1966 91.4 1967 85.1 1968 79.5 1969 74.4 1970 69.9 1971 65.7 1972 61.8 1973 58.1 1974 54.5 1975 51.2 1976 47.9 1977 44.8 1978 41.9 1979 39 1980 36 1981 32.9 1982 29.9 1983 27.2 1984 24.8 1985 22.9 1986 21.5 1987 20.5 1988 19.5 1989 18.5 1990 19.9 1991 16.8 1992 16.1 1993 15.6 1994 15.1 1995 14.7 1996 14.3 1997 13.8 1998 13.4 1999 13 2000 12.7 2001 12.5 2002 12.3 2003 12.1 2004 12 2005 11.8 2006 11.6 2007 11.4 2008 11.2 2009 11 2010 10.7 2011 10.3 2012 9.9 2013 9.6 2014 9.3 2015 9.1 2016 9 2017 8.9 2018 8.8 2019 8.8 2020 8.8 2021 8.7 2022 8.6