Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19 1961 17.4 1962 16.3 1963 16.1 1964 16.2 1965 16 1966 15 1967 13.6 1968 11.9 1969 10.2 1970 9.1 1971 8.7 1972 8.5 1973 8.4 1974 8.2 1975 8 1976 7.8 1977 7.4 1978 6.9 1979 6.2 1980 5.7 1981 5.4 1982 5.2 1983 5 1984 4.8 1985 4.5 1986 4.3 1987 4.2 1988 4 1989 3.8 1990 3.6 1991 3.4 1992 3.2 1993 3.1 1994 3.1 1995 3.1 1996 3.1 1997 3 1998 2.9 1999 2.8 2000 2.7 2001 2.7 2002 2.7 2003 2.6 2004 2.5 2005 2.4 2006 2.4 2007 2.4 2008 2.4 2009 2.3 2010 2.3 2011 2.3 2012 2.3 2013 2.3 2014 2.4 2015 2.4 2016 2.5 2017 2.5 2018 2.6 2019 2.5 2020 2.5 2021 2.6 2022 2.5