Year per 1,000 live births 1960 84.4 1961 82.1 1962 78.5 1963 74.3 1964 70.1 1965 66.5 1966 63.7 1967 61.8 1968 60.1 1969 58 1970 55.2 1971 51.7 1972 47.5 1973 43.3 1974 39.5 1975 35.9 1976 32.6 1977 29.5 1978 26.8 1979 24.6 1980 22.8 1981 21.3 1982 19.9 1983 18.6 1984 17.5 1985 16.5 1986 15.5 1987 14.5 1988 13.5 1989 12.5 1990 11.5 1991 10.6 1992 9.7 1993 8.8 1994 8.1 1995 7.5 1996 7 1997 6.6 1998 6.3 1999 5.9 2000 5.5 2001 5.1 2002 4.7 2003 4.3 2004 3.9 2005 3.7 2006 3.4 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3.1 2010 3.1 2011 3 2012 3 2013 3 2014 3 2015 3 2016 3 2017 2.9 2018 2.9 2019 2.8 2020 2.7 2021 2.7 2022 2.6