Year per 1,000 live births 1960 29.6 1961 27.2 1962 26.8 1963 26.9 1964 26.6 1965 25.8 1966 25.6 1967 26 1968 26.2 1969 25.3 1970 23.7 1971 22.3 1972 21.6 1973 21.3 1974 21.1 1975 20.8 1976 20.2 1977 19.1 1978 17.5 1979 16.2 1980 15.2 1981 14.3 1982 13.5 1983 12.8 1984 12.2 1985 11.5 1986 10.7 1987 9.8 1988 8.8 1989 8 1990 7.2 1991 6.6 1992 6 1993 5.5 1994 5 1995 4.6 1996 4.3 1997 4 1998 3.8 1999 3.5 2000 3.4 2001 3.2 2002 3 2003 2.8 2004 2.6 2005 2.4 2006 2.2 2007 2.1 2008 2.1 2009 2.1 2010 2.1 2011 2.1 2012 2.1 2013 2.1 2014 2.1 2015 2.1 2016 2.1 2017 2 2018 1.9 2019 1.9 2020 1.8 2021 1.7 2022 1.6