Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.8 1961 20.6 1962 21.3 1963 21.2 1964 20.7 1965 20.2 1966 19.9 1967 19.7 1968 19.2 1969 18.2 1970 17.2 1971 16.1 1972 15 1973 14.1 1974 13.2 1975 12.5 1976 11.8 1977 11 1978 10.1 1979 9.3 1980 8.8 1981 8.5 1982 8.1 1983 7.5 1984 6.8 1985 6.2 1986 5.9 1987 5.7 1988 5.5 1989 5.2 1990 4.9 1991 4.6 1992 4.4 1993 4.1 1994 3.9 1995 3.6 1996 3.4 1997 3.2 1998 3 1999 2.9 2000 2.8 2001 2.7 2002 2.7 2003 2.6 2004 2.5 2005 2.4 2006 2.3 2007 2.2 2008 2.2 2009 2.1 2010 2.1 2011 2.1 2012 2.1 2013 2 2014 2 2015 1.9 2016 1.9 2017 1.9 2018 1.9 2019 1.8 2020 1.8 2021 1.8 2022 1.7