Year per 1,000 live births 1960 57.2 1961 56.2 1962 55.1 1963 54 1964 52.8 1965 51.7 1966 50.6 1967 49.6 1968 48.5 1969 47.2 1970 46.4 1971 44.5 1972 43.2 1973 41.9 1974 40.8 1975 39.9 1976 39.1 1977 38.4 1978 37.8 1979 37.4 1980 37.1 1981 36.7 1982 36.3 1983 35.6 1984 34.8 1985 33.8 1986 32.7 1987 31.5 1988 30.3 1989 29.2 1990 28.1 1991 27.1 1992 26 1993 24.9 1994 23.6 1995 22.3 1996 21 1997 19.6 1998 18.3 1999 17.1 2000 16.1 2001 15 2002 14.1 2003 13.3 2004 12.7 2005 12.1 2006 11.5 2007 11 2008 10.5 2009 10.1 2010 9.7 2011 9.3 2012 9 2013 8.7 2014 8.6 2015 8.4 2016 8.4 2017 8.4 2018 8.4 2019 8.3 2020 8.2 2021 8.1 2022 7.9