Year per 1,000 live births 1960 90.5 1961 88.1 1962 84.5 1963 79.9 1964 75.5 1965 72.1 1966 69.3 1967 67.2 1968 65.3 1969 63.1 1970 60.2 1971 56.7 1972 52.3 1973 47.8 1974 43.8 1975 40.1 1976 36.6 1977 33.2 1978 30 1979 27.5 1980 25.5 1981 23.6 1982 22.1 1983 20.7 1984 19.5 1985 18.4 1986 17.2 1987 16.1 1988 14.9 1989 13.8 1990 12.8 1991 11.7 1992 10.7 1993 9.7 1994 8.9 1995 8.3 1996 7.7 1997 7.3 1998 6.8 1999 6.4 2000 6 2001 5.5 2002 5.1 2003 4.6 2004 4.3 2005 4 2006 3.7 2007 3.6 2008 3.5 2009 3.4 2010 3.3 2011 3.3 2012 3.2 2013 3.2 2014 3.2 2015 3.2 2016 3.2 2017 3.2 2018 3.1 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 2.9 2022 2.8