Year per 1,000 live births 1960 107.4 1961 103.2 1962 97.3 1963 91.1 1964 84.8 1965 78.9 1966 74.6 1967 71.5 1968 69 1969 65.9 1970 62.2 1971 57.4 1972 52.3 1973 47.3 1974 42.6 1975 38.5 1976 34.7 1977 31.2 1978 28.4 1979 26.1 1980 24.3 1981 22.8 1982 21.4 1983 20.2 1984 19 1985 18 1986 17 1987 16.1 1988 15.1 1989 14.1 1990 13 1991 12 1992 11 1993 10.1 1994 9.4 1995 8.7 1996 8.2 1997 7.7 1998 7.3 1999 6.9 2000 6.4 2001 6 2002 5.5 2003 5 2004 4.6 2005 4.2 2006 4 2007 3.8 2008 3.6 2009 3.5 2010 3.4 2011 3.4 2012 3.3 2013 3.3 2014 3.3 2015 3.3 2016 3.3 2017 3.2 2018 3.2 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 2.9 2022 2.9