Year per 1,000 live births 1960 23.4 1961 22 1962 20.7 1963 19.6 1964 18.5 1965 17.5 1966 16.7 1967 16 1968 15.3 1969 14.6 1970 14 1971 13.3 1972 12.6 1973 12 1974 11.3 1975 10.6 1976 10 1977 9.3 1978 8.7 1979 8.1 1980 7.6 1981 7.3 1982 7 1983 6.8 1984 6.6 1985 6.5 1986 6.5 1987 6.4 1988 6.3 1989 6.2 1990 6 1991 5.8 1992 5.5 1993 5.2 1994 4.9 1995 4.6 1996 4.4 1997 4.2 1998 4.1 1999 3.9 2000 3.8 2001 3.7 2002 3.6 2003 3.6 2004 3.5 2005 3.4 2006 3.2 2007 3.1 2008 3 2009 2.8 2010 2.7 2011 2.6 2012 2.5 2013 2.4 2014 2.3 2015 2.2 2016 2.2 2017 2.2 2018 2.1 2019 2.1 2020 2.1 2021 2.1 2022 2.1