Year per 1,000 live births 1960 46.2 1961 45.1 1962 43.9 1963 42.6 1964 41.2 1965 39.8 1966 38.5 1967 37 1968 35.2 1969 33.2 1970 31.4 1971 29.9 1972 28.6 1973 27.7 1974 26.9 1975 26 1976 24.9 1977 23.7 1978 22.3 1979 20.9 1980 19.6 1981 18.3 1982 17.2 1983 16.2 1984 15.4 1985 14.5 1986 13.6 1987 12.7 1988 11.9 1989 11.2 1990 10.5 1991 10 1992 9.5 1993 9.1 1994 8.8 1995 8.4 1996 8.1 1997 7.7 1998 7.3 1999 6.8 2000 6.4 2001 6 2002 5.6 2003 5.2 2004 4.9 2005 4.6 2006 4.3 2007 4.2 2008 4 2009 4 2010 4 2011 4 2012 4 2013 4.1 2014 4.2 2015 4.3 2016 4.3 2017 4.2 2018 4.2 2019 4.1 2020 4.1 2021 4 2022 3.9