Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.2 1961 18 1962 17 1963 16.1 1964 15.2 1965 14.4 1966 13.7 1967 13.1 1968 12.6 1969 12 1970 11.5 1971 10.9 1972 10.4 1973 9.9 1974 9.3 1975 8.8 1976 8.2 1977 7.7 1978 7.2 1979 6.7 1980 6.3 1981 6 1982 5.8 1983 5.6 1984 5.5 1985 5.4 1986 5.3 1987 5.3 1988 5.2 1989 5.1 1990 5 1991 4.8 1992 4.5 1993 4.3 1994 4 1995 3.8 1996 3.6 1997 3.5 1998 3.4 1999 3.2 2000 3.1 2001 3.1 2002 3 2003 2.9 2004 2.8 2005 2.8 2006 2.7 2007 2.6 2008 2.4 2009 2.3 2010 2.2 2011 2.1 2012 2 2013 2 2014 1.9 2015 1.8 2016 1.8 2017 1.8 2018 1.8 2019 1.7 2020 1.7 2021 1.7 2022 1.7