Year per 1,000 live births 1960 21.2 1961 20.3 1962 19.5 1963 18.8 1964 18.2 1965 17.6 1966 17.2 1967 16.9 1968 16.6 1969 16.4 1970 16.1 1971 15.9 1972 15.7 1973 15.4 1974 15.2 1975 14.8 1976 14.5 1977 14.2 1978 13.5 1979 12.8 1980 12.1 1981 11.5 1982 10.9 1983 10.3 1984 9.8 1985 9.3 1986 8.9 1987 8.5 1988 8.2 1989 7.9 1990 7.6 1991 7.3 1992 7 1993 6.8 1994 6.6 1995 6.4 1996 6.2 1997 6 1998 5.8 1999 5.4 2000 5 2001 4.7 2002 4.5 2003 4.4 2004 4.3 2005 4.2 2006 4.2 2007 4.3 2008 4.3 2009 4.3 2010 4.3 2011 4.2 2012 4.2 2013 4.1 2014 4.1 2015 4.1 2016 4.2 2017 4.2 2018 4.3 2019 4.3 2020 4.3 2021 4.4 2022 4.4