Year per 1,000 live births 1960 42.8 1961 40.2 1962 38 1963 35.9 1964 34.2 1965 32.7 1966 31.5 1967 30.5 1968 29.8 1969 29.4 1970 29.1 1971 28.7 1972 28 1973 26.8 1974 25 1975 23 1976 21.1 1977 19.5 1978 18.1 1979 17.1 1980 16.3 1981 15.5 1982 14.8 1983 14 1984 13.3 1985 12.6 1986 11.9 1987 11.2 1988 10.5 1989 10 1990 9.5 1991 9 1992 8.5 1993 7.9 1994 7.4 1995 6.8 1996 6.4 1997 6 1998 5.8 1999 5.6 2000 5.5 2001 5.4 2002 5.3 2003 5.2 2004 5.1 2005 4.9 2006 4.8 2007 4.6 2008 4.5 2009 4.4 2010 4.3 2011 4.2 2012 4 2013 3.9 2014 3.8 2015 3.7 2016 3.6 2017 3.6 2018 3.5 2019 3.5 2020 3.4 2021 3.3 2022 3.2