Year per 1,000 live births 1960 17.9 1961 17.5 1962 17.1 1963 16.8 1964 16.4 1965 16.2 1966 16 1967 15.9 1968 15.8 1969 15.7 1970 15.4 1971 15.2 1972 14.6 1973 14 1974 13.2 1975 12.5 1976 11.8 1977 11 1978 10.4 1979 9.9 1980 9.5 1981 9.1 1982 8.8 1983 8.6 1984 8.4 1985 8.2 1986 7.9 1987 7.6 1988 7.4 1989 7 1990 6.6 1991 6.3 1992 5.9 1993 5.6 1994 5.3 1995 5.1 1996 4.9 1997 4.8 1998 4.7 1999 4.6 2000 4.6 2001 4.5 2002 4.4 2003 4.4 2004 4.3 2005 4.3 2006 4.2 2007 4.1 2008 3.9 2009 3.7 2010 3.6 2011 3.4 2012 3.3 2013 3.2 2014 3.1 2015 3 2016 3 2017 2.9 2018 2.9 2019 2.9 2020 3 2021 3 2022 3