Year per 1,000 live births 1960 24.9 1961 24.3 1962 23.7 1963 23.2 1964 22.7 1965 22.3 1966 22.1 1967 22 1968 21.9 1969 21.7 1970 21.5 1971 21 1972 20.3 1973 19.4 1974 18.4 1975 17.3 1976 16.2 1977 15.2 1978 14.4 1979 13.6 1980 13 1981 12.5 1982 12.2 1983 11.9 1984 11.6 1985 11.3 1986 11 1987 10.6 1988 10.2 1989 9.7 1990 9.2 1991 8.7 1992 8.2 1993 7.7 1994 7.3 1995 7 1996 6.8 1997 6.6 1998 6.4 1999 6.3 2000 6.2 2001 6.1 2002 6 2003 5.9 2004 5.8 2005 5.7 2006 5.6 2007 5.4 2008 5.2 2009 5 2010 4.8 2011 4.5 2012 4.3 2013 4.1 2014 4 2015 3.9 2016 3.8 2017 3.8 2018 3.8 2019 3.8 2020 3.8 2021 3.8 2022 3.8