Year per 1,000 live births 1960 18 1961 17.4 1962 17 1963 16.6 1964 16.2 1965 15.8 1966 15.4 1967 15 1968 14.5 1969 14.1 1970 13.6 1971 13.1 1972 12.7 1973 12.2 1974 11.8 1975 11.4 1976 10.9 1977 10.5 1978 10.1 1979 9.7 1980 9.4 1981 9.2 1982 9 1983 8.9 1984 8.7 1985 8.5 1986 8.2 1987 8 1988 7.7 1989 7.5 1990 7.2 1991 6.9 1992 6.7 1993 6.5 1994 6.2 1995 6 1996 5.9 1997 5.8 1998 5.7 1999 5.6 2000 5.5 2001 5.4 2002 5.3 2003 5.1 2004 4.9 2005 4.8 2006 4.6 2007 4.4 2008 4.2 2009 4.1 2010 4 2011 3.9 2012 3.8 2013 3.7 2014 3.7 2015 3.7 2016 3.7 2017 3.6 2018 3.6 2019 3.6 2020 3.6 2021 3.6 2022 3.5