Year per 1,000 live births 1960 18.1 1961 17.7 1962 17.1 1963 16.4 1964 15.7 1965 14.9 1966 14.1 1967 13.3 1968 12.7 1969 12.1 1970 11.6 1971 11 1972 10.4 1973 9.7 1974 9.1 1975 8.6 1976 8.1 1977 7.7 1978 7.4 1979 7.2 1980 7 1981 6.8 1982 6.8 1983 6.7 1984 6.7 1985 6.8 1986 6.9 1987 6.9 1988 6.8 1989 6.6 1990 6.4 1991 6 1992 5.7 1993 5.3 1994 5 1995 4.8 1996 4.6 1997 4.5 1998 4.4 1999 4.3 2000 4.2 2001 4.1 2002 4.1 2003 3.9 2004 3.8 2005 3.7 2006 3.5 2007 3.4 2008 3.3 2009 3.2 2010 3.2 2011 3.2 2012 3.2 2013 3.2 2014 3.2 2015 3.2 2016 3.2 2017 3.1 2018 3.1 2019 3 2020 2.9 2021 2.9 2022 2.8