Year per 1,000 live births 1960 29.5 1961 28.3 1962 27.3 1963 26.3 1964 25.3 1965 24.5 1966 23.6 1967 22.8 1968 22 1969 21.3 1970 20.6 1971 19.8 1972 19 1973 18.1 1974 17.1 1975 16.2 1976 15.3 1977 14.5 1978 13.8 1979 13.2 1980 12.6 1981 12 1982 11.5 1983 11 1984 10.5 1985 10.1 1986 9.8 1987 9.5 1988 9.2 1989 8.9 1990 8.6 1991 8.3 1992 7.9 1993 7.5 1994 7 1995 6.6 1996 6.2 1997 5.9 1998 5.6 1999 5.4 2000 5.2 2001 5 2002 4.8 2003 4.7 2004 4.6 2005 4.4 2006 4.3 2007 4.2 2008 4.1 2009 4 2010 3.9 2011 3.9 2012 3.8 2013 3.7 2014 3.7 2015 3.6 2016 3.6 2017 3.6 2018 3.5 2019 3.5 2020 3.4 2021 3.4 2022 3.3