Year per 1,000 live births 1960 26.7 1961 25.3 1962 24.2 1963 23 1964 21.9 1965 21 1966 20.2 1967 19.3 1968 18.5 1969 17.8 1970 17 1971 16.1 1972 15.3 1973 14.7 1974 14.3 1975 13.8 1976 13.4 1977 12.9 1978 12.4 1979 11.9 1980 11.5 1981 11.1 1982 10.7 1983 10.3 1984 9.9 1985 9.7 1986 9.4 1987 9.3 1988 9.1 1989 8.9 1990 8.6 1991 8.2 1992 7.7 1993 7.1 1994 6.5 1995 6 1996 5.5 1997 5.2 1998 4.9 1999 4.7 2000 4.6 2001 4.4 2002 4.2 2003 4 2004 3.8 2005 3.7 2006 3.6 2007 3.6 2008 3.5 2009 3.5 2010 3.4 2011 3.4 2012 3.4 2013 3.4 2014 3.4 2015 3.5 2016 3.6 2017 3.6 2018 3.6 2019 3.6 2020 3.6 2021 3.6 2022 3.6