Year per 1,000 live births 1960 44.9 1961 40.5 1962 36.7 1963 33.6 1964 30.9 1965 28.8 1966 27 1967 25.6 1968 24.5 1969 23.7 1970 23 1971 22.5 1972 22.2 1973 22 1974 21.9 1975 21.8 1976 21.8 1977 21.6 1978 21.4 1979 21 1980 20.6 1981 20 1982 19.4 1983 18.8 1984 18.2 1985 17.6 1986 17 1987 16.4 1988 15.9 1989 15.5 1990 15.2 1991 15.2 1992 15.3 1993 15.5 1994 15.7 1995 15.7 1996 15.5 1997 15.1 1998 14.5 1999 13.7 2000 12.8 2001 11.8 2002 10.9 2003 10.1 2004 9.4 2005 8.7 2006 8 2007 7.3 2008 6.6 2009 6.1 2010 5.6 2011 5.2 2012 4.9 2013 4.6 2014 4.3 2015 4.1 2016 3.9 2017 3.6 2018 3.4 2019 3.1 2020 2.9 2021 2.7 2022 2.6