Year per 1,000 live births 1960 145.8 1961 136.3 1962 127.4 1963 118.9 1964 110.7 1965 103.1 1966 96 1967 89.6 1968 83.9 1969 78.7 1970 74 1971 69.6 1972 65.4 1973 61.5 1974 57.7 1975 54.1 1976 50.8 1977 47.5 1978 44.5 1979 41.5 1980 38.5 1981 35.3 1982 32.2 1983 29.2 1984 26.7 1985 24.7 1986 23.3 1987 22.2 1988 21.1 1989 20 1990 21.3 1991 18.1 1992 17.4 1993 16.8 1994 16.3 1995 15.9 1996 15.4 1997 14.9 1998 14.5 1999 14.1 2000 13.7 2001 13.5 2002 13.3 2003 13.1 2004 12.8 2005 12.6 2006 12.4 2007 12.3 2008 12.1 2009 11.9 2010 11.6 2011 11.2 2012 10.8 2013 10.4 2014 10.1 2015 9.9 2016 9.8 2017 9.7 2018 9.6 2019 9.6 2020 9.6 2021 9.5 2022 9.4