Year per 1,000 live births 1960 22 1961 20.6 1962 19.5 1963 18.4 1964 17.4 1965 16.6 1966 15.8 1967 15.1 1968 14.4 1969 13.8 1970 13.2 1971 12.6 1972 12 1973 11.4 1974 10.7 1975 10.1 1976 9.4 1977 8.7 1978 8.1 1979 7.6 1980 7.1 1981 6.8 1982 6.5 1983 6.3 1984 6.1 1985 6 1986 6 1987 5.9 1988 5.8 1989 5.7 1990 5.5 1991 5.3 1992 5 1993 4.7 1994 4.5 1995 4.2 1996 4.1 1997 3.9 1998 3.7 1999 3.6 2000 3.5 2001 3.4 2002 3.3 2003 3.3 2004 3.2 2005 3.1 2006 3 2007 2.8 2008 2.7 2009 2.6 2010 2.5 2011 2.3 2012 2.2 2013 2.2 2014 2.1 2015 2 2016 2 2017 1.9 2018 1.9 2019 1.9 2020 1.9 2021 1.9 2022 1.9