Year per 1,000 live births 1960 37.3 1961 35.5 1962 33.6 1963 31.9 1964 30.3 1965 28.9 1966 27.4 1967 26.1 1968 24.8 1969 23.6 1970 22.3 1971 21.1 1972 19.9 1973 18.8 1974 17.7 1975 16.7 1976 15.8 1977 15 1978 14.4 1979 13.8 1980 13.3 1981 12.9 1982 12.5 1983 12 1984 11.6 1985 11.2 1986 10.8 1987 10.3 1988 9.8 1989 9.3 1990 8.8 1991 8.3 1992 7.8 1993 7.3 1994 6.8 1995 6.3 1996 5.9 1997 5.5 1998 5.1 1999 4.8 2000 4.5 2001 4.2 2002 4 2003 3.7 2004 3.5 2005 3.3 2006 3.2 2007 3.1 2008 2.9 2009 2.9 2010 2.8 2011 2.8 2012 2.7 2013 2.7 2014 2.7 2015 2.7 2016 2.7 2017 2.7 2018 2.7 2019 2.7 2020 2.7 2021 2.7 2022 2.7