Year per 1,000 live births 1960 37.2 1961 35 1962 32.9 1963 31.2 1964 29.6 1965 28.3 1966 27.3 1967 26.4 1968 25.7 1969 25.3 1970 25.1 1971 24.7 1972 24.1 1973 23 1974 21.5 1975 19.8 1976 18.1 1977 16.7 1978 15.5 1979 14.6 1980 13.9 1981 13.2 1982 12.6 1983 11.9 1984 11.3 1985 10.7 1986 10.1 1987 9.4 1988 8.9 1989 8.4 1990 8 1991 7.6 1992 7.2 1993 6.7 1994 6.2 1995 5.7 1996 5.3 1997 5 1998 4.8 1999 4.7 2000 4.6 2001 4.5 2002 4.4 2003 4.3 2004 4.2 2005 4.1 2006 4 2007 3.9 2008 3.8 2009 3.7 2010 3.6 2011 3.5 2012 3.3 2013 3.2 2014 3.1 2015 3.1 2016 3 2017 3 2018 2.9 2019 2.9 2020 2.8 2021 2.7 2022 2.6