Year per 1,000 live births 1960 32.3 1961 29 1962 26.2 1963 23.9 1964 21.9 1965 20.3 1966 19 1967 18 1968 17.2 1969 16.6 1970 16.1 1971 15.7 1972 15.4 1973 15.2 1974 15.1 1975 15 1976 14.9 1977 14.8 1978 14.6 1979 14.4 1980 14 1981 13.6 1982 13.2 1983 12.8 1984 12.3 1985 11.9 1986 11.5 1987 11 1988 10.7 1989 10.4 1990 10.2 1991 10.2 1992 10.3 1993 10.4 1994 10.5 1995 10.4 1996 10.3 1997 10 1998 9.6 1999 9 2000 8.4 2001 7.8 2002 7.2 2003 6.7 2004 6.2 2005 5.8 2006 5.3 2007 4.8 2008 4.4 2009 4 2010 3.7 2011 3.5 2012 3.2 2013 3 2014 2.9 2015 2.7 2016 2.6 2017 2.4 2018 2.2 2019 2.1 2020 1.9 2021 1.8 2022 1.7