Year per 1,000 live births 1960 25.5 1961 24.9 1962 24.3 1963 23.7 1964 23 1965 22.2 1966 21.4 1967 20.6 1968 19.9 1969 19.2 1970 18.5 1971 17.8 1972 17.1 1973 16.3 1974 15.5 1975 14.7 1976 13.8 1977 13 1978 12.3 1979 11.7 1980 11.3 1981 11.1 1982 11.1 1983 11.2 1984 11.3 1985 11.4 1986 11.5 1987 11.3 1988 11 1989 10.4 1990 9.7 1991 8.9 1992 8.1 1993 7.4 1994 6.8 1995 6.4 1996 6 1997 5.8 1998 5.7 1999 5.5 2000 5.4 2001 5.2 2002 5 2003 4.8 2004 4.7 2005 4.5 2006 4.3 2007 4.1 2008 3.9 2009 3.8 2010 3.6 2011 3.4 2012 3.3 2013 3.2 2014 3.1 2015 3 2016 2.9 2017 2.8 2018 2.7 2019 2.6 2020 2.5 2021 2.4 2022 2.4