Year per 1,000 live births 1960 33.3 1961 31.7 1962 30.3 1963 29 1964 28 1965 27 1966 26.1 1967 25.5 1968 24.8 1969 24.2 1970 23.3 1971 22.2 1972 21.1 1973 19.9 1974 18.9 1975 17.8 1976 16.9 1977 16 1978 15.2 1979 14.5 1980 13.9 1981 13.3 1982 12.7 1983 12.2 1984 11.7 1985 11.2 1986 10.9 1987 10.5 1988 10.2 1989 9.9 1990 9.5 1991 9.1 1992 8.7 1993 8.3 1994 7.7 1995 7.2 1996 6.7 1997 6.3 1998 5.9 1999 5.6 2000 5.4 2001 5.2 2002 5.1 2003 4.9 2004 4.7 2005 4.6 2006 4.5 2007 4.4 2008 4.3 2009 4.2 2010 4.1 2011 4 2012 3.9 2013 3.9 2014 3.8 2015 3.8 2016 3.8 2017 3.7 2018 3.7 2019 3.6 2020 3.5 2021 3.5 2022 3.4