Year per 1,000 live births 1960 16.4 1961 16 1962 15.6 1963 15.2 1964 14.9 1965 14.5 1966 14.2 1967 13.8 1968 13.4 1969 13 1970 12.6 1971 12.2 1972 11.7 1973 11.3 1974 10.9 1975 10.5 1976 10.1 1977 9.7 1978 9.3 1979 9 1980 8.8 1981 8.5 1982 8.4 1983 8.2 1984 8 1985 7.9 1986 7.7 1987 7.5 1988 7.2 1989 7 1990 6.8 1991 6.6 1992 6.3 1993 6.1 1994 5.9 1995 5.7 1996 5.5 1997 5.4 1998 5.3 1999 5.2 2000 5.1 2001 5 2002 4.9 2003 4.8 2004 4.6 2005 4.4 2006 4.3 2007 4.1 2008 4 2009 3.8 2010 3.7 2011 3.6 2012 3.6 2013 3.5 2014 3.5 2015 3.5 2016 3.5 2017 3.5 2018 3.5 2019 3.4 2020 3.4 2021 3.4 2022 3.4