Year per 1,000 live births 1960 78 1961 75.8 1962 72.2 1963 68.4 1964 64.5 1965 60.5 1966 57.9 1967 56.1 1968 54.6 1969 52.6 1970 50 1971 46.3 1972 42.4 1973 38.6 1974 34.8 1975 31.5 1976 28.4 1977 25.6 1978 23.4 1979 21.5 1980 20 1981 18.8 1982 17.6 1983 16.5 1984 15.5 1985 14.6 1986 13.7 1987 12.9 1988 12 1989 11.1 1990 10.2 1991 9.4 1992 8.6 1993 7.9 1994 7.2 1995 6.7 1996 6.3 1997 5.9 1998 5.6 1999 5.3 2000 5 2001 4.6 2002 4.3 2003 3.9 2004 3.6 2005 3.3 2006 3.1 2007 3 2008 2.9 2009 2.8 2010 2.8 2011 2.7 2012 2.7 2013 2.7 2014 2.7 2015 2.7 2016 2.7 2017 2.6 2018 2.6 2019 2.6 2020 2.5 2021 2.4 2022 2.3