Year per 1,000 live births 1960 37.4 1961 33.7 1962 30.5 1963 27.9 1964 25.6 1965 23.8 1966 22.3 1967 21.2 1968 20.2 1969 19.5 1970 18.9 1971 18.5 1972 18.2 1973 18 1974 17.9 1975 17.8 1976 17.7 1977 17.6 1978 17.4 1979 17.1 1980 16.7 1981 16.2 1982 15.7 1983 15.2 1984 14.7 1985 14.2 1986 13.6 1987 13.2 1988 12.7 1989 12.3 1990 12.1 1991 12.1 1992 12.2 1993 12.3 1994 12.4 1995 12.4 1996 12.2 1997 11.9 1998 11.4 1999 10.7 2000 10 2001 9.2 2002 8.5 2003 7.9 2004 7.3 2005 6.7 2006 6.2 2007 5.6 2008 5.1 2009 4.7 2010 4.3 2011 4 2012 3.7 2013 3.5 2014 3.3 2015 3.1 2016 2.9 2017 2.7 2018 2.5 2019 2.4 2020 2.2 2021 2 2022 1.9