Year per 1,000 live births 1960 28.1 1961 27.5 1962 27 1963 26.9 1964 27.4 1965 27.9 1966 28.1 1967 27.9 1968 27.6 1969 27.8 1970 28.1 1971 28.3 1972 28.2 1973 27.7 1974 27 1975 25.9 1976 24 1977 21.9 1978 19.8 1979 18.2 1980 17 1981 16.1 1982 15.6 1983 15.3 1984 15.1 1985 14.9 1986 14.3 1987 13.3 1988 12.3 1989 11.6 1990 11.2 1991 10.6 1992 9.8 1993 8.9 1994 8.1 1995 7.6 1996 7.1 1997 6.7 1998 6.3 1999 6 2000 5.8 2001 5.4 2002 5.1 2003 4.8 2004 4.4 2005 4.1 2006 3.9 2007 3.8 2008 3.6 2009 3.5 2010 3.4 2011 3.3 2012 3.1 2013 3 2014 2.9 2015 2.7 2016 2.5 2017 2.4 2018 2.3 2019 2.2 2020 2.2 2021 2.2 2022 2.2