Year per 1,000 live births 1960 27.8 1961 26.9 1962 26 1963 25 1964 24 1965 23.1 1966 22.1 1967 21.2 1968 20.3 1969 19.4 1970 18.5 1971 17.6 1972 16.7 1973 15.9 1974 15 1975 14.1 1976 13.3 1977 12.5 1978 11.7 1979 11 1980 10.3 1981 9.7 1982 9.2 1983 8.7 1984 8.3 1985 8 1986 7.7 1987 7.5 1988 7.3 1989 7 1990 6.8 1991 6.6 1992 6.4 1993 6.2 1994 6 1995 5.8 1996 5.6 1997 5.5 1998 5.4 1999 5.3 2000 5.3 2001 5.3 2002 5.3 2003 5.3 2004 5.3 2005 5.2 2006 5.2 2007 5.1 2008 5.1 2009 5 2010 5 2011 4.9 2012 4.8 2013 4.8 2014 4.7 2015 4.7 2016 4.6 2017 4.6 2018 4.5 2019 4.5 2020 4.5 2021 4.4 2022 4.3