Year per 1,000 live births 1960 52.1 1961 49.7 1962 47.7 1963 46 1964 43.6 1965 41.6 1966 39.3 1967 37.6 1968 35.5 1969 33.3 1970 31 1971 28.6 1972 26.3 1973 24.4 1974 22.5 1975 20.8 1976 19.2 1977 17.7 1978 16.2 1979 15 1980 13.9 1981 12.9 1982 12 1983 11.2 1984 10.7 1985 10.2 1986 9.8 1987 9.4 1988 8.9 1989 8.6 1990 8.2 1991 7.8 1992 7.4 1993 7 1994 6.5 1995 6.1 1996 5.7 1997 5.3 1998 5.1 1999 4.9 2000 4.7 2001 4.6 2002 4.5 2003 4.4 2004 4.3 2005 4.2 2006 4 2007 3.9 2008 3.7 2009 3.5 2010 3.4 2011 3.3 2012 3.2 2013 3.1 2014 3 2015 3 2016 3 2017 2.9 2018 2.9 2019 2.9 2020 2.9 2021 2.8 2022 2.8