Year per 1,000 live births 1960 27.4 1961 26.1 1962 24.8 1963 23.5 1964 22.3 1965 21.2 1966 20.2 1967 19.2 1968 18.3 1969 17.4 1970 16.4 1971 15.5 1972 14.6 1973 13.8 1974 13 1975 12.3 1976 11.6 1977 11.1 1978 10.6 1979 10.2 1980 9.9 1981 9.6 1982 9.3 1983 9 1984 8.7 1985 8.4 1986 8 1987 7.7 1988 7.4 1989 7 1990 6.6 1991 6.2 1992 5.9 1993 5.5 1994 5.1 1995 4.8 1996 4.5 1997 4.2 1998 3.9 1999 3.7 2000 3.4 2001 3.2 2002 3 2003 2.8 2004 2.7 2005 2.5 2006 2.4 2007 2.3 2008 2.2 2009 2.2 2010 2.1 2011 2.1 2012 2.1 2013 2 2014 2 2015 2 2016 2 2017 2 2018 2 2019 2.1 2020 2 2021 2 2022 2