Year per 1,000 live births 1960 21.4 1961 21 1962 20.9 1963 21 1964 21.1 1965 21.3 1966 21.4 1967 21.5 1968 21.4 1969 21.3 1970 21.1 1971 20.7 1972 20.3 1973 19.9 1974 19.4 1975 18.7 1976 18 1977 17.2 1978 16.4 1979 15.5 1980 14.6 1981 13.8 1982 13.1 1983 12.7 1984 12.4 1985 12.2 1986 11.9 1987 11.5 1988 11 1989 10.7 1990 10.3 1991 9.9 1992 9.3 1993 8.6 1994 7.9 1995 7.1 1996 6.4 1997 5.8 1998 5.2 1999 4.8 2000 4.5 2001 4.3 2002 4.1 2003 3.9 2004 3.7 2005 3.6 2006 3.4 2007 3.2 2008 3 2009 2.9 2010 2.7 2011 2.6 2012 2.6 2013 2.5 2014 2.5 2015 2.6 2016 2.6 2017 2.6 2018 2.5 2019 2.4 2020 2.3 2021 2.2 2022 2.1