Year per 1,000 live births 1960 59.5 1961 57.8 1962 56.3 1963 55.1 1964 54 1965 53 1966 52 1967 51.1 1968 50.2 1969 49.5 1970 48.9 1971 48.5 1972 48.2 1973 48.1 1974 48 1975 47.9 1976 47.7 1977 47.5 1978 47.2 1979 46.7 1980 46.2 1981 45.6 1982 45 1983 44.4 1984 43.6 1985 42.6 1986 41.3 1987 39.7 1988 38 1989 36.1 1990 34.3 1991 32.7 1992 31.2 1993 30 1994 28.9 1995 27.9 1996 27 1997 26.3 1998 25.6 1999 25.1 2000 24.6 2001 24.2 2002 23.8 2003 23.4 2004 23 2005 22.5 2006 22.1 2007 21.7 2008 21.3 2009 21 2010 20.7 2011 20.4 2012 20.1 2013 19.9 2014 19.7 2015 19.6 2016 19.6 2017 19.6 2018 19.6 2019 19.7 2020 19.7 2021 19.6 2022 19.3