Year per 1,000 live births 1960 41.5 1961 39.1 1962 36.8 1963 34.9 1964 33.2 1965 31.8 1966 30.8 1967 29.9 1968 29.1 1969 28.8 1970 28.5 1971 28.1 1972 27.3 1973 26.2 1974 24.5 1975 22.4 1976 20.5 1977 18.8 1978 17.5 1979 16.5 1980 15.7 1981 15 1982 14.3 1983 13.5 1984 12.8 1985 12.1 1986 11.3 1987 10.6 1988 9.9 1989 9.4 1990 8.9 1991 8.5 1992 7.9 1993 7.4 1994 6.8 1995 6.3 1996 5.8 1997 5.5 1998 5.3 1999 5.1 2000 5 2001 4.9 2002 4.8 2003 4.7 2004 4.6 2005 4.5 2006 4.3 2007 4.2 2008 4.1 2009 4 2010 3.9 2011 3.8 2012 3.6 2013 3.5 2014 3.4 2015 3.3 2016 3.2 2017 3.2 2018 3.1 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 2.9 2022 2.8