Year per 1,000 live births 1960 134 1961 125.1 1962 116.5 1963 108.2 1964 100.4 1965 93.1 1966 86.4 1967 80.3 1968 74.8 1969 70 1970 65.7 1971 61.6 1972 58 1973 54.5 1974 51.2 1975 48 1976 45 1977 42 1978 39.1 1979 36.3 1980 33.4 1981 30.4 1982 27.5 1983 25 1984 22.8 1985 21 1986 19.7 1987 18.7 1988 17.8 1989 16.9 1990 18.3 1991 15.3 1992 14.7 1993 14.2 1994 13.8 1995 13.4 1996 13.1 1997 12.7 1998 12.3 1999 12 2000 11.7 2001 11.5 2002 11.3 2003 11.2 2004 11 2005 10.8 2006 10.7 2007 10.5 2008 10.3 2009 10.1 2010 9.8 2011 9.5 2012 9.1 2013 8.8 2014 8.5 2015 8.3 2016 8.1 2017 8 2018 8 2019 8 2020 7.9 2021 7.9 2022 7.8