Year per 1,000 live births 1960 22 1961 21.4 1962 20.9 1963 20.5 1964 20 1965 19.7 1966 19.4 1967 19.3 1968 19.2 1969 19 1970 18.7 1971 18.3 1972 17.7 1973 16.9 1974 16 1975 15.1 1976 14.2 1977 13.3 1978 12.6 1979 12 1980 11.4 1981 11 1982 10.7 1983 10.4 1984 10.1 1985 9.9 1986 9.6 1987 9.3 1988 8.9 1989 8.5 1990 8 1991 7.6 1992 7.1 1993 6.8 1994 6.5 1995 6.2 1996 6 1997 5.9 1998 5.7 1999 5.6 2000 5.5 2001 5.4 2002 5.3 2003 5.3 2004 5.2 2005 5.1 2006 5 2007 4.9 2008 4.7 2009 4.5 2010 4.3 2011 4.1 2012 3.9 2013 3.8 2014 3.6 2015 3.5 2016 3.5 2017 3.5 2018 3.4 2019 3.4 2020 3.5 2021 3.5 2022 3.4