Year per 1,000 live births 1960 50.3 1961 45.5 1962 41.4 1963 37.9 1964 35 1965 32.6 1966 30.6 1967 29.1 1968 27.9 1969 26.9 1970 26.2 1971 25.6 1972 25.3 1973 25 1974 24.9 1975 24.9 1976 24.8 1977 24.7 1978 24.4 1979 24.1 1980 23.6 1981 22.9 1982 22.2 1983 21.5 1984 20.8 1985 20.1 1986 19.4 1987 18.8 1988 18.2 1989 17.7 1990 17.4 1991 17.4 1992 17.5 1993 17.7 1994 17.9 1995 17.9 1996 17.7 1997 17.3 1998 16.6 1999 15.7 2000 14.6 2001 13.5 2002 12.5 2003 11.6 2004 10.7 2005 9.9 2006 9.1 2007 8.3 2008 7.5 2009 6.8 2010 6.3 2011 5.8 2012 5.5 2013 5.1 2014 4.9 2015 4.6 2016 4.3 2017 4 2018 3.8 2019 3.5 2020 3.3 2021 3 2022 2.9