Year per 1,000 live births 1960 24 1961 23.7 1962 23.6 1963 23.6 1964 23.8 1965 24 1966 24.2 1967 24.3 1968 24.2 1969 24.1 1970 23.8 1971 23.5 1972 23 1973 22.5 1974 21.9 1975 21.2 1976 20.4 1977 19.6 1978 18.6 1979 17.6 1980 16.6 1981 15.7 1982 14.9 1983 14.4 1984 14 1985 13.8 1986 13.5 1987 13 1988 12.5 1989 12.1 1990 11.7 1991 11.2 1992 10.5 1993 9.7 1994 8.9 1995 8 1996 7.1 1997 6.4 1998 5.8 1999 5.4 2000 5 2001 4.7 2002 4.5 2003 4.4 2004 4.2 2005 4 2006 3.8 2007 3.6 2008 3.4 2009 3.2 2010 3.1 2011 3 2012 2.9 2013 2.8 2014 2.9 2015 2.9 2016 2.9 2017 2.9 2018 2.8 2019 2.7 2020 2.6 2021 2.5 2022 2.4