Year per 1,000 live births 1960 26.8 1961 25.2 1962 23.8 1963 22.5 1964 21.3 1965 20.2 1966 19.2 1967 18.4 1968 17.6 1969 16.8 1970 16.1 1971 15.4 1972 14.6 1973 13.9 1974 13.1 1975 12.3 1976 11.4 1977 10.6 1978 9.9 1979 9.2 1980 8.7 1981 8.2 1982 7.9 1983 7.6 1984 7.4 1985 7.3 1986 7.3 1987 7.2 1988 7.1 1989 6.9 1990 6.7 1991 6.4 1992 6.1 1993 5.8 1994 5.5 1995 5.2 1996 4.9 1997 4.7 1998 4.6 1999 4.4 2000 4.3 2001 4.2 2002 4.1 2003 4 2004 3.9 2005 3.7 2006 3.6 2007 3.5 2008 3.3 2009 3.2 2010 3 2011 2.9 2012 2.7 2013 2.6 2014 2.5 2015 2.5 2016 2.4 2017 2.4 2018 2.4 2019 2.3 2020 2.3 2021 2.3 2022 2.3