Year per 1,000 live births 1960 47.6 1961 44.9 1962 42.3 1963 40.1 1964 38.3 1965 36.7 1966 35.5 1967 34.4 1968 33.6 1969 33.2 1970 32.9 1971 32.5 1972 31.6 1973 30.4 1974 28.4 1975 26.1 1976 23.8 1977 22 1978 20.5 1979 19.3 1980 18.4 1981 17.5 1982 16.7 1983 15.9 1984 15 1985 14.2 1986 13.3 1987 12.5 1988 11.7 1989 11.1 1990 10.6 1991 10.1 1992 9.4 1993 8.8 1994 8.1 1995 7.5 1996 7 1997 6.6 1998 6.3 1999 6.1 2000 6 2001 5.9 2002 5.8 2003 5.7 2004 5.5 2005 5.4 2006 5.2 2007 5.1 2008 5 2009 4.9 2010 4.7 2011 4.6 2012 4.4 2013 4.3 2014 4.1 2015 4 2016 4 2017 3.9 2018 3.8 2019 3.8 2020 3.7 2021 3.6 2022 3.5