Year per 1,000 live births 1960 48.7 1961 46.5 1962 43.9 1963 41 1964 39.3 1965 37.3 1966 35.9 1967 33.8 1968 31.9 1969 30 1970 27.9 1971 25.9 1972 24 1973 22.1 1974 20.5 1975 19.1 1976 17.7 1977 16.6 1978 15.3 1979 14.1 1980 13 1981 12.1 1982 11.4 1983 10.8 1984 10.3 1985 9.8 1986 9.4 1987 9.1 1988 8.8 1989 8.5 1990 8.2 1991 7.9 1992 7.5 1993 7.1 1994 6.6 1995 6.2 1996 5.8 1997 5.5 1998 5.3 1999 5.1 2000 4.9 2001 4.8 2002 4.7 2003 4.5 2004 4.4 2005 4.3 2006 4.1 2007 4 2008 3.8 2009 3.7 2010 3.5 2011 3.4 2012 3.3 2013 3.2 2014 3.1 2015 3 2016 3 2017 2.9 2018 2.9 2019 2.9 2020 2.8 2021 2.8 2022 2.7