Year per 1,000 live births 1960 42.3 1961 38.1 1962 34.6 1963 31.6 1964 29.2 1965 27.1 1966 25.4 1967 24.1 1968 23.1 1969 22.3 1970 21.6 1971 21.2 1972 20.8 1973 20.6 1974 20.5 1975 20.4 1976 20.3 1977 20.2 1978 20 1979 19.7 1980 19.2 1981 18.7 1982 18.1 1983 17.4 1984 16.9 1985 16.3 1986 15.7 1987 15.2 1988 14.7 1989 14.2 1990 13.9 1991 13.9 1992 14 1993 14.1 1994 14.2 1995 14.2 1996 14 1997 13.7 1998 13.1 1999 12.3 2000 11.4 2001 10.6 2002 9.7 2003 9 2004 8.3 2005 7.7 2006 7 2007 6.4 2008 5.7 2009 5.2 2010 4.8 2011 4.4 2012 4.1 2013 3.9 2014 3.7 2015 3.5 2016 3.3 2017 3 2018 2.8 2019 2.6 2020 2.4 2021 2.3 2022 2.1