Year per 1,000 live births 1960 31.7 1961 30.1 1962 28.6 1963 27.1 1964 25.8 1965 24.5 1966 23.3 1967 22.1 1968 21.1 1969 20 1970 18.9 1971 17.9 1972 16.9 1973 15.9 1974 14.9 1975 14.1 1976 13.4 1977 12.7 1978 12.1 1979 11.7 1980 11.3 1981 10.9 1982 10.5 1983 10.2 1984 9.8 1985 9.4 1986 9.1 1987 8.7 1988 8.3 1989 7.9 1990 7.4 1991 7 1992 6.5 1993 6.1 1994 5.7 1995 5.3 1996 4.9 1997 4.6 1998 4.3 1999 4 2000 3.8 2001 3.5 2002 3.3 2003 3.1 2004 2.9 2005 2.8 2006 2.7 2007 2.5 2008 2.5 2009 2.4 2010 2.3 2011 2.3 2012 2.3 2013 2.2 2014 2.2 2015 2.2 2016 2.2 2017 2.2 2018 2.3 2019 2.3 2020 2.3 2021 2.2 2022 2.2