Year per 1,000 live births 1960 114.3 1961 110 1962 104.1 1963 97.5 1964 91 1965 85.4 1966 81 1967 77.8 1968 75 1969 71.9 1970 68 1971 63.3 1972 58 1973 52.7 1974 47.8 1975 43.5 1976 39.4 1977 35.6 1978 32.3 1979 29.7 1980 27.6 1981 25.8 1982 24.2 1983 22.8 1984 21.6 1985 20.4 1986 19.3 1987 18.2 1988 17 1989 15.9 1990 14.7 1991 13.6 1992 12.4 1993 11.4 1994 10.5 1995 9.8 1996 9.1 1997 8.6 1998 8.2 1999 7.7 2000 7.2 2001 6.6 2002 6 2003 5.5 2004 5 2005 4.7 2006 4.4 2007 4.2 2008 4 2009 3.9 2010 3.8 2011 3.7 2012 3.7 2013 3.7 2014 3.7 2015 3.6 2016 3.6 2017 3.6 2018 3.5 2019 3.5 2020 3.4 2021 3.2 2022 3.2