Year per 1,000 live births 1960 47.6 1961 46.9 1962 45.9 1963 44.6 1964 43.3 1965 42 1966 40.8 1967 39.3 1968 37.5 1969 35.7 1970 33.9 1971 32.3 1972 30.9 1973 30 1974 29.3 1975 28.5 1976 27.4 1977 26 1978 24.5 1979 23 1980 21.5 1981 20.1 1982 18.9 1983 17.8 1984 16.9 1985 15.9 1986 14.9 1987 13.9 1988 12.9 1989 12.1 1990 11.3 1991 10.7 1992 10.2 1993 9.8 1994 9.5 1995 9.1 1996 8.7 1997 8.3 1998 7.8 1999 7.4 2000 6.9 2001 6.4 2002 6 2003 5.6 2004 5.2 2005 4.9 2006 4.6 2007 4.5 2008 4.3 2009 4.3 2010 4.3 2011 4.3 2012 4.4 2013 4.4 2014 4.5 2015 4.6 2016 4.6 2017 4.6 2018 4.5 2019 4.5 2020 4.4 2021 4.3 2022 4.2