Year per 1,000 live births 1960 32.4 1961 30.6 1962 29.2 1963 28.3 1964 27.6 1965 27.1 1966 26.8 1967 26.5 1968 26.2 1969 26 1970 25.8 1971 25.5 1972 25.2 1973 24.8 1974 24.3 1975 23.7 1976 23 1977 22.2 1978 21.4 1979 20.5 1980 19.7 1981 18.9 1982 18.1 1983 17.3 1984 16.5 1985 15.8 1986 15 1987 14.4 1988 13.8 1989 13.3 1990 12.9 1991 12.4 1992 12 1993 11.5 1994 11 1995 10.6 1996 10.2 1997 9.8 1998 9.3 1999 9 2000 8.6 2001 8.4 2002 8.1 2003 7.9 2004 7.7 2005 7.4 2006 7.1 2007 6.9 2008 6.6 2009 6.4 2010 6.2 2011 6 2012 5.9 2013 5.8 2014 5.7 2015 5.6 2016 5.5 2017 5.4 2018 5.4 2019 5.3 2020 5.3 2021 5.3 2022 5.3