Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.6 1961 19.1 1962 18.6 1963 18.2 1964 17.7 1965 17.1 1966 16.4 1967 15.7 1968 15.1 1969 14.5 1970 13.9 1971 13.3 1972 12.7 1973 12.2 1974 11.6 1975 11.1 1976 10.5 1977 9.9 1978 9.4 1979 9 1980 8.8 1981 8.6 1982 8.6 1983 8.7 1984 8.8 1985 8.9 1986 9 1987 8.9 1988 8.6 1989 8.1 1990 7.6 1991 7 1992 6.4 1993 5.9 1994 5.4 1995 5 1996 4.8 1997 4.6 1998 4.5 1999 4.4 2000 4.3 2001 4.2 2002 4.1 2003 3.9 2004 3.8 2005 3.6 2006 3.5 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3 2010 2.9 2011 2.8 2012 2.7 2013 2.6 2014 2.5 2015 2.4 2016 2.4 2017 2.3 2018 2.2 2019 2.1 2020 2.1 2021 2 2022 1.9