Year per 1,000 live births 1960 60.4 1961 57.3 1962 54.6 1963 52.4 1964 49.5 1965 47.1 1966 44.5 1967 42.4 1968 40.2 1969 37.7 1970 35.2 1971 32.6 1972 30.1 1973 28.1 1974 26.1 1975 24.2 1976 22.5 1977 20.8 1978 19.2 1979 17.9 1980 16.6 1981 15.5 1982 14.5 1983 13.6 1984 12.9 1985 12.4 1986 11.9 1987 11.4 1988 10.9 1989 10.5 1990 10.1 1991 9.6 1992 9.2 1993 8.6 1994 8.1 1995 7.6 1996 7.1 1997 6.7 1998 6.4 1999 6.1 2000 5.9 2001 5.7 2002 5.6 2003 5.5 2004 5.3 2005 5.1 2006 5 2007 4.7 2008 4.5 2009 4.3 2010 4.1 2011 4 2012 3.8 2013 3.7 2014 3.6 2015 3.6 2016 3.6 2017 3.5 2018 3.5 2019 3.5 2020 3.4 2021 3.3 2022 3.3