Year per 1,000 live births 1960 41.3 1961 39.8 1962 37.8 1963 35.5 1964 34.2 1965 32.7 1966 31.5 1967 29.7 1968 28 1969 26.3 1970 24.4 1971 22.6 1972 20.8 1973 19 1974 17.6 1975 16.3 1976 15.1 1977 14 1978 12.9 1979 11.8 1980 10.8 1981 10 1982 9.4 1983 8.9 1984 8.5 1985 8.1 1986 7.7 1987 7.5 1988 7.2 1989 6.9 1990 6.7 1991 6.4 1992 6 1993 5.7 1994 5.3 1995 5 1996 4.7 1997 4.4 1998 4.2 1999 4.1 2000 4 2001 3.8 2002 3.8 2003 3.7 2004 3.6 2005 3.5 2006 3.3 2007 3.2 2008 3.1 2009 3 2010 2.9 2011 2.8 2012 2.7 2013 2.6 2014 2.6 2015 2.5 2016 2.5 2017 2.5 2018 2.4 2019 2.4 2020 2.4 2021 2.3 2022 2.3