Year per 1,000 live births 1960 101.7 1961 98.5 1962 95.4 1963 92.4 1964 89.4 1965 86.5 1966 83.5 1967 80.6 1968 77.7 1969 74.7 1970 71.7 1971 68.7 1972 65.8 1973 63 1974 60.3 1975 57.7 1976 55.4 1977 53.1 1978 51 1979 49 1980 47 1981 45.2 1982 43.4 1983 41.6 1984 39.9 1985 38.3 1986 36.6 1987 35 1988 33.4 1989 31.9 1990 30.3 1991 28.8 1992 27.4 1993 26 1994 24.7 1995 23.5 1996 22.4 1997 21.2 1998 20.2 1999 19.2 2000 18.2 2001 17.2 2002 16.3 2003 15.5 2004 14.7 2005 13.9 2006 13.2 2007 12.5 2008 11.8 2009 11.3 2010 10.8 2011 10.3 2012 9.9 2013 9.5 2014 9.2 2015 8.9 2016 8.6 2017 8.3 2018 8 2019 7.7 2020 7.4 2021 7.2 2022 7