Year per 1,000 live births 1960 152.7 1961 147.7 1962 142.7 1963 137.8 1964 133.1 1965 128.4 1966 123.7 1967 119.1 1968 114.5 1969 109.7 1970 105.1 1971 100.4 1972 95.8 1973 91.4 1974 87.2 1975 83.2 1976 79.4 1977 75.8 1978 72.4 1979 69.2 1980 66.1 1981 63.2 1982 60.5 1983 57.8 1984 55.3 1985 52.8 1986 50.3 1987 47.9 1988 45.5 1989 43.1 1990 40.9 1991 38.7 1992 36.6 1993 34.7 1994 32.9 1995 31.1 1996 29.5 1997 28 1998 26.5 1999 25 2000 23.6 2001 22.4 2002 21.2 2003 20 2004 18.9 2005 17.9 2006 17 2007 16 2008 15.2 2009 14.5 2010 13.8 2011 13.2 2012 12.7 2013 12.3 2014 11.8 2015 11.4 2016 11 2017 10.6 2018 10.3 2019 9.9 2020 9.6 2021 9.2 2022 8.9