Year per 1,000 live births 1960 16.1 1961 15.9 1962 15.5 1963 15 1964 14.4 1965 13.9 1966 13.4 1967 12.9 1968 12.2 1969 11.6 1970 10.9 1971 10.3 1972 9.6 1973 9 1974 8.3 1975 7.6 1976 6.9 1977 6.3 1978 5.9 1979 5.5 1980 5.3 1981 5.1 1982 4.9 1983 4.8 1984 4.8 1985 4.8 1986 4.8 1987 4.7 1988 4.6 1989 4.5 1990 4.3 1991 4.2 1992 4 1993 3.9 1994 3.9 1995 3.9 1996 3.9 1997 3.8 1998 3.7 1999 3.6 2000 3.5 2001 3.3 2002 3.2 2003 3.1 2004 3.1 2005 3.1 2006 3 2007 2.9 2008 2.8 2009 2.8 2010 2.8 2011 2.9 2012 3.1 2013 3.1 2014 3.1 2015 3 2016 2.9 2017 2.8 2018 2.7 2019 2.5 2020 2.3 2021 2.1 2022 1.9