Year per 1,000 live births 1960 54.7 1961 52 1962 49.3 1963 46.9 1964 44.5 1965 42.3 1966 40.3 1967 38.3 1968 36.1 1969 33.9 1970 31.6 1971 29.3 1972 27.2 1973 25.2 1974 23.3 1975 21.7 1976 20.2 1977 18.7 1978 17.3 1979 16 1980 14.9 1981 13.8 1982 13 1983 12.3 1984 11.6 1985 11.1 1986 10.7 1987 10.3 1988 9.9 1989 9.5 1990 9.2 1991 8.8 1992 8.3 1993 7.9 1994 7.4 1995 6.9 1996 6.5 1997 6.1 1998 5.8 1999 5.6 2000 5.4 2001 5.3 2002 5.1 2003 5 2004 4.9 2005 4.7 2006 4.5 2007 4.4 2008 4.2 2009 4 2010 3.8 2011 3.7 2012 3.6 2013 3.5 2014 3.4 2015 3.3 2016 3.3 2017 3.2 2018 3.2 2019 3.2 2020 3.1 2021 3.1 2022 3