Year per 1,000 live births 1960 36.7 1961 34.7 1962 33.2 1963 32.1 1964 31.4 1965 30.9 1966 30.5 1967 30.2 1968 29.9 1969 29.7 1970 29.5 1971 29.2 1972 28.8 1973 28.4 1974 27.8 1975 27.1 1976 26.4 1977 25.5 1978 24.6 1979 23.6 1980 22.7 1981 21.7 1982 20.8 1983 19.9 1984 19 1985 18.2 1986 17.3 1987 16.6 1988 15.9 1989 15.3 1990 14.7 1991 14.2 1992 13.7 1993 13.1 1994 12.5 1995 12 1996 11.5 1997 10.9 1998 10.5 1999 10 2000 9.6 2001 9.3 2002 9.1 2003 8.8 2004 8.6 2005 8.3 2006 8 2007 7.7 2008 7.4 2009 7.1 2010 6.9 2011 6.7 2012 6.6 2013 6.4 2014 6.3 2015 6.2 2016 6.1 2017 6 2018 6 2019 5.9 2020 5.9 2021 5.9 2022 5.9