Year per 1,000 live births 1960 34.5 1961 32.7 1962 31.4 1963 30.5 1964 29.8 1965 29.4 1966 29.2 1967 28.9 1968 28.8 1969 28.6 1970 28.4 1971 28.2 1972 27.9 1973 27.5 1974 27 1975 26.4 1976 25.7 1977 24.8 1978 24 1979 23.1 1980 22.2 1981 21.3 1982 20.4 1983 19.5 1984 18.6 1985 17.8 1986 17 1987 16.2 1988 15.5 1989 14.8 1990 14.3 1991 13.7 1992 13.1 1993 12.5 1994 11.9 1995 11.3 1996 10.8 1997 10.2 1998 9.8 1999 9.3 2000 8.9 2001 8.6 2002 8.4 2003 8.1 2004 7.9 2005 7.6 2006 7.4 2007 7 2008 6.8 2009 6.5 2010 6.3 2011 6.1 2012 6 2013 5.9 2014 5.8 2015 5.7 2016 5.6 2017 5.5 2018 5.4 2019 5.4 2020 5.4 2021 5.4 2022 5.4