Year per 1,000 live births 1960 48.3 1961 45.8 1962 44.1 1963 42.8 1964 41.3 1965 39.9 1966 38.6 1967 37.5 1968 36.5 1969 35.6 1970 34.6 1971 34.2 1972 34.2 1973 34 1974 33.2 1975 31.3 1976 28.8 1977 26.1 1978 23.7 1979 21.9 1980 20.7 1981 19.9 1982 19.4 1983 19.2 1984 19.1 1985 19 1986 18.3 1987 17.3 1988 16.4 1989 15.8 1990 15.4 1991 14.7 1992 13.9 1993 12.9 1994 12 1995 11.2 1996 10.7 1997 10.3 1998 9.9 1999 9.6 2000 9.1 2001 8.7 2002 8.1 2003 7.6 2004 7.2 2005 6.9 2006 6.5 2007 6.2 2008 6 2009 5.7 2010 5.6 2011 5.4 2012 5.3 2013 5.1 2014 4.9 2015 4.6 2016 4.3 2017 4.1 2018 3.9 2019 3.7 2020 3.7 2021 3.6 2022 3.6