Year per 1,000 live births 1960 48 1961 45.5 1962 43.9 1963 42.6 1964 41.3 1965 40 1966 38.8 1967 37.7 1968 36.8 1969 35.9 1970 35.1 1971 34.8 1972 34.9 1973 34.8 1974 33.8 1975 31.9 1976 29.5 1977 26.8 1978 24.4 1979 22.6 1980 21.4 1981 20.5 1982 20 1983 19.7 1984 19.5 1985 19.3 1986 18.6 1987 17.5 1988 16.5 1989 15.8 1990 15.3 1991 14.6 1992 13.7 1993 12.6 1994 11.7 1995 10.9 1996 10.3 1997 9.9 1998 9.5 1999 9.1 2000 8.7 2001 8.2 2002 7.6 2003 7.2 2004 6.8 2005 6.4 2006 6.1 2007 5.8 2008 5.5 2009 5.3 2010 5.1 2011 5 2012 4.8 2013 4.7 2014 4.5 2015 4.2 2016 4 2017 3.8 2018 3.6 2019 3.4 2020 3.4 2021 3.3 2022 3.3