Year per 1,000 live births 1960 41.9 1961 39.8 1962 37.8 1963 35.9 1964 34.1 1965 32.4 1966 30.8 1967 29.3 1968 27.9 1969 26.5 1970 25.1 1971 23.7 1972 22.4 1973 21 1974 19.8 1975 18.7 1976 17.7 1977 16.8 1978 16.1 1979 15.4 1980 14.9 1981 14.4 1982 13.8 1983 13.4 1984 12.9 1985 12.4 1986 11.9 1987 11.4 1988 10.9 1989 10.3 1990 9.7 1991 9.2 1992 8.6 1993 8 1994 7.4 1995 6.9 1996 6.4 1997 6 1998 5.6 1999 5.3 2000 4.9 2001 4.6 2002 4.3 2003 4.1 2004 3.8 2005 3.6 2006 3.5 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3.1 2010 3.1 2011 3 2012 3 2013 3 2014 2.9 2015 2.9 2016 3 2017 3 2018 3 2019 3 2020 3 2021 2.9 2022 2.9