Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.6 1961 18.8 1962 18 1963 17.2 1964 16.6 1965 16 1966 15.7 1967 15.4 1968 15.1 1969 14.8 1970 14.6 1971 14.3 1972 13.9 1973 13.5 1974 13.1 1975 12.8 1976 12.4 1977 12 1978 11.6 1979 11.3 1980 11 1981 10.8 1982 10.6 1983 10.4 1984 10.1 1985 9.9 1986 9.6 1987 9.3 1988 8.9 1989 8.5 1990 8 1991 7.6 1992 7.3 1993 6.9 1994 6.7 1995 6.4 1996 6.2 1997 5.9 1998 5.8 1999 5.6 2000 5.4 2001 5.3 2002 5.2 2003 5.1 2004 5 2005 4.9 2006 4.9 2007 4.8 2008 4.8 2009 4.7 2010 4.7 2011 4.6 2012 4.5 2013 4.4 2014 4.3 2015 4.2 2016 4.1 2017 3.9 2018 3.8 2019 3.7 2020 3.7 2021 3.6 2022 3.5