Year per 1,000 live births 1960 25.9 1961 25.9 1962 25.9 1963 25.9 1964 25.9 1965 25.9 1966 25.9 1967 25.8 1968 25.6 1969 25.5 1970 25.4 1971 25.3 1972 25.2 1973 25.1 1974 25 1975 25 1976 25.1 1977 25.1 1978 25.1 1979 25 1980 24.8 1981 24.5 1982 24.1 1983 23.6 1984 23.1 1985 22.5 1986 21.9 1987 21.3 1988 20.5 1989 19.8 1990 19.1 1991 18.4 1992 18 1993 17.6 1994 17.2 1995 17 1996 16.8 1997 16.7 1998 16.7 1999 16.7 2000 16.7 2001 16.5 2002 16.2 2003 15.9 2004 15.6 2005 15.3 2006 15 2007 14.6 2008 14.3 2009 14 2010 13.8 2011 13.6 2012 13.4 2013 13.3 2014 13.3 2015 13.4 2016 13.5 2017 13.8 2018 14 2019 14.3 2020 14.4 2021 14.4 2022 14.2