Year per 1,000 live births 1960 46.8 1961 44.9 1962 42.9 1963 40.9 1964 39 1965 37.2 1966 35.5 1967 33.7 1968 31.9 1969 29.9 1970 27.8 1971 25.7 1972 23.6 1973 21.8 1974 20.1 1975 18.6 1976 17.2 1977 15.9 1978 14.6 1979 13.4 1980 12.4 1981 11.5 1982 10.7 1983 10.1 1984 9.6 1985 9.2 1986 8.8 1987 8.4 1988 8.1 1989 7.8 1990 7.4 1991 7.1 1992 6.7 1993 6.3 1994 5.9 1995 5.5 1996 5.2 1997 4.9 1998 4.7 1999 4.5 2000 4.4 2001 4.2 2002 4.1 2003 4.1 2004 3.9 2005 3.8 2006 3.7 2007 3.6 2008 3.4 2009 3.3 2010 3.2 2011 3 2012 2.9 2013 2.9 2014 2.8 2015 2.8 2016 2.7 2017 2.7 2018 2.7 2019 2.7 2020 2.6 2021 2.6 2022 2.5