Year per 1,000 live births 1960 38.6 1961 38 1962 37.3 1963 36.4 1964 35.4 1965 34.4 1966 33.4 1967 32.3 1968 30.8 1969 29.2 1970 27.7 1971 26.3 1972 25.3 1973 24.5 1974 23.8 1975 23.1 1976 22.2 1977 21.1 1978 19.9 1979 18.6 1980 17.4 1981 16.3 1982 15.3 1983 14.5 1984 13.7 1985 12.9 1986 12.1 1987 11.3 1988 10.5 1989 9.9 1990 9.3 1991 8.8 1992 8.4 1993 8 1994 7.7 1995 7.4 1996 7 1997 6.7 1998 6.3 1999 5.9 2000 5.5 2001 5.1 2002 4.8 2003 4.4 2004 4.1 2005 3.9 2006 3.7 2007 3.5 2008 3.4 2009 3.4 2010 3.3 2011 3.4 2012 3.4 2013 3.5 2014 3.5 2015 3.6 2016 3.6 2017 3.6 2018 3.5 2019 3.5 2020 3.4 2021 3.4 2022 3.3