Year per 1,000 live births 1960 71.8 1961 66.1 1962 62 1963 58.4 1964 54.6 1965 51.1 1966 48 1967 45.5 1968 43.5 1969 42 1970 40.4 1971 38.7 1972 36.6 1973 34.6 1974 32.8 1975 31.6 1976 30.6 1977 29.8 1978 29 1979 28.2 1980 27.3 1981 26.5 1982 25.6 1983 24.7 1984 23.8 1985 22.9 1986 22 1987 21.3 1988 20.7 1989 20 1990 19.4 1991 18.9 1992 18.3 1993 17.7 1994 16.8 1995 15.7 1996 14.5 1997 13.1 1998 11.9 1999 10.9 2000 10.2 2001 9.6 2002 9.2 2003 8.9 2004 8.6 2005 8.2 2006 8 2007 7.6 2008 7.3 2009 6.9 2010 6.5 2011 6.2 2012 5.9 2013 5.7 2014 5.5 2015 5.3 2016 5.2 2017 5.1 2018 4.9 2019 4.8 2020 4.8 2021 4.8 2022 4.8