Year per 1,000 live births 1960 39.2 1961 35.2 1962 31.8 1963 29 1964 26.7 1965 24.8 1966 23.3 1967 22 1968 21.1 1969 20.3 1970 19.7 1971 19.3 1972 19 1973 18.8 1974 18.7 1975 18.6 1976 18.5 1977 18.4 1978 18.2 1979 17.9 1980 17.5 1981 17 1982 16.5 1983 16 1984 15.5 1985 15 1986 14.4 1987 13.9 1988 13.5 1989 13.1 1990 12.9 1991 12.9 1992 13 1993 13.2 1994 13.3 1995 13.3 1996 13.1 1997 12.8 1998 12.2 1999 11.6 2000 10.8 2001 10.1 2002 9.3 2003 8.6 2004 8.1 2005 7.5 2006 6.9 2007 6.3 2008 5.7 2009 5.3 2010 4.9 2011 4.5 2012 4.2 2013 4 2014 3.8 2015 3.6 2016 3.4 2017 3.2 2018 2.9 2019 2.7 2020 2.6 2021 2.4 2022 2.3