Year per 1,000 live births 1960 23.7 1961 22.4 1962 21.4 1963 20.4 1964 19.4 1965 18.6 1966 17.8 1967 17.2 1968 16.5 1969 15.8 1970 15.1 1971 14.3 1972 13.6 1973 13.1 1974 12.7 1975 12.3 1976 11.8 1977 11.4 1978 10.9 1979 10.5 1980 10.1 1981 9.8 1982 9.4 1983 9.1 1984 8.8 1985 8.5 1986 8.3 1987 8.1 1988 7.9 1989 7.7 1990 7.5 1991 7.1 1992 6.7 1993 6.2 1994 5.7 1995 5.3 1996 4.9 1997 4.6 1998 4.4 1999 4.3 2000 4.1 2001 3.9 2002 3.7 2003 3.6 2004 3.4 2005 3.3 2006 3.3 2007 3.2 2008 3.2 2009 3.1 2010 3.1 2011 3.1 2012 3.1 2013 3.1 2014 3.1 2015 3.2 2016 3.3 2017 3.3 2018 3.3 2019 3.3 2020 3.3 2021 3.3 2022 3.3