Year per 1,000 live births 1965 16.6 1966 15.5 1967 14.6 1968 13.8 1969 13.2 1970 12.6 1971 11.9 1972 11.1 1973 10.4 1974 9.8 1975 9.2 1976 8.8 1977 8.2 1978 7.6 1979 7 1980 6.5 1981 6 1982 5.6 1983 5.4 1984 5.2 1985 5 1986 4.9 1987 4.8 1988 4.6 1989 4.4 1990 4.2 1991 3.9 1992 3.7 1993 3.4 1994 3.2 1995 3 1996 2.9 1997 2.7 1998 2.6 1999 2.4 2000 2.3 2001 2.1 2002 2 2003 1.9 2004 1.8 2005 1.7 2006 1.6 2007 1.6 2008 1.5 2009 1.5 2010 1.5 2011 1.5 2012 1.5 2013 1.5 2014 1.6 2015 1.6 2016 1.6 2017 1.6 2018 1.7 2019 1.7 2020 1.7 2021 1.7 2022 1.7