Year per 1,000 live births 1960 30.1 1961 28.3 1962 26.7 1963 25.3 1964 24 1965 22.8 1966 21.6 1967 20.6 1968 19.8 1969 19 1970 18.1 1971 17.4 1972 16.5 1973 15.6 1974 14.7 1975 13.8 1976 12.9 1977 11.9 1978 11 1979 10.3 1980 9.6 1981 9.1 1982 8.7 1983 8.4 1984 8.2 1985 8.1 1986 8 1987 7.9 1988 7.8 1989 7.7 1990 7.4 1991 7.1 1992 6.7 1993 6.3 1994 6 1995 5.7 1996 5.4 1997 5.2 1998 5 1999 4.9 2000 4.7 2001 4.6 2002 4.5 2003 4.4 2004 4.3 2005 4.1 2006 4 2007 3.8 2008 3.6 2009 3.5 2010 3.3 2011 3.1 2012 3 2013 2.9 2014 2.8 2015 2.7 2016 2.6 2017 2.6 2018 2.6 2019 2.5 2020 2.5 2021 2.5 2022 2.5