Year per 1,000 live births 1960 42.5 1961 40.4 1962 39.1 1963 38 1964 36.8 1965 35.5 1966 34.5 1967 33.6 1968 32.7 1969 32 1970 31.1 1971 30.8 1972 30.8 1973 30.7 1974 30 1975 28.3 1976 26.1 1977 23.6 1978 21.4 1979 19.8 1980 18.7 1981 18 1982 17.5 1983 17.2 1984 17.1 1985 17 1986 16.4 1987 15.4 1988 14.6 1989 14 1990 13.6 1991 13 1992 12.1 1993 11.2 1994 10.4 1995 9.8 1996 9.3 1997 8.9 1998 8.6 1999 8.2 2000 7.8 2001 7.4 2002 7 2003 6.5 2004 6.1 2005 5.8 2006 5.5 2007 5.3 2008 5 2009 4.9 2010 4.7 2011 4.5 2012 4.4 2013 4.3 2014 4.1 2015 3.9 2016 3.6 2017 3.4 2018 3.2 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 3 2022 3