Year per 1,000 live births 1960 22.6 1961 22.1 1962 21.6 1963 21 1964 20.4 1965 19.7 1966 19 1967 18.3 1968 17.6 1969 16.9 1970 16.2 1971 15.6 1972 15 1973 14.3 1974 13.6 1975 12.9 1976 12.2 1977 11.5 1978 10.9 1979 10.4 1980 10.1 1981 9.9 1982 9.9 1983 10 1984 10.1 1985 10.2 1986 10.2 1987 10.1 1988 9.8 1989 9.3 1990 8.7 1991 7.9 1992 7.2 1993 6.6 1994 6.1 1995 5.7 1996 5.4 1997 5.2 1998 5.1 1999 5 2000 4.9 2001 4.7 2002 4.6 2003 4.4 2004 4.2 2005 4.1 2006 3.9 2007 3.7 2008 3.6 2009 3.4 2010 3.3 2011 3.1 2012 3 2013 2.9 2014 2.8 2015 2.7 2016 2.6 2017 2.5 2018 2.5 2019 2.4 2020 2.3 2021 2.2 2022 2.2