Year per 1,000 live births 1960 32.7 1961 30.6 1962 28.9 1963 27.3 1964 25.8 1965 24.7 1966 23.6 1967 22.7 1968 22.1 1969 21.7 1970 21.5 1971 21.2 1972 20.7 1973 19.7 1974 18.4 1975 17 1976 15.6 1977 14.4 1978 13.4 1979 12.6 1980 11.9 1981 11.3 1982 10.8 1983 10.2 1984 9.7 1985 9.2 1986 8.7 1987 8.3 1988 7.8 1989 7.4 1990 7.1 1991 6.7 1992 6.4 1993 5.9 1994 5.5 1995 5.1 1996 4.8 1997 4.6 1998 4.4 1999 4.2 2000 4.1 2001 4.1 2002 4 2003 3.9 2004 3.8 2005 3.7 2006 3.6 2007 3.5 2008 3.4 2009 3.3 2010 3.2 2011 3.1 2012 3 2013 2.9 2014 2.9 2015 2.8 2016 2.8 2017 2.7 2018 2.7 2019 2.6 2020 2.6 2021 2.5 2022 2.4