Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.8 1961 19.9 1962 20 1963 20 1964 20.2 1965 20.5 1966 20.7 1967 20.7 1968 20.4 1969 20.2 1970 20.4 1971 20.2 1972 19.4 1973 18.2 1974 17.3 1975 16.9 1976 16.5 1977 15.9 1978 15 1979 14.1 1980 13.4 1981 12.7 1982 11.9 1983 11.2 1984 10.5 1985 9.8 1986 9.1 1987 8.4 1988 7.7 1989 7 1990 6.5 1991 6.2 1992 5.9 1993 5.8 1994 5.7 1995 5.5 1996 5.2 1997 4.9 1998 4.6 1999 4.2 2000 3.9 2001 3.6 2002 3.3 2003 2.9 2004 2.7 2005 2.5 2006 2.4 2007 2.2 2008 2.2 2009 2.1 2010 2.1 2011 2.2 2012 2.3 2013 2.4 2014 2.5 2015 2.6 2016 2.6 2017 2.5 2018 2.5 2019 2.5 2020 2.4 2021 2.4 2022 2.3