Year per 1,000 live births 1960 21.3 1961 20.8 1962 20.2 1963 19.5 1964 18.7 1965 17.8 1966 16.9 1967 16.1 1968 15.3 1969 14.6 1970 13.9 1971 13.2 1972 12.4 1973 11.6 1974 10.9 1975 10.2 1976 9.7 1977 9.2 1978 8.8 1979 8.5 1980 8.2 1981 8 1982 7.9 1983 7.9 1984 7.9 1985 8 1986 8 1987 8 1988 7.9 1989 7.7 1990 7.3 1991 6.9 1992 6.5 1993 6.1 1994 5.7 1995 5.4 1996 5.2 1997 5 1998 4.9 1999 4.8 2000 4.7 2001 4.6 2002 4.5 2003 4.4 2004 4.2 2005 4.1 2006 3.9 2007 3.8 2008 3.6 2009 3.6 2010 3.5 2011 3.5 2012 3.5 2013 3.5 2014 3.5 2015 3.5 2016 3.5 2017 3.4 2018 3.4 2019 3.3 2020 3.2 2021 3.1 2022 3.1