Year per 1,000 live births 1960 17.3 1961 17 1962 16.7 1963 16.3 1964 15.9 1965 15.4 1966 14.9 1967 14.4 1968 13.9 1969 13.4 1970 12.9 1971 12.4 1972 11.9 1973 11.4 1974 10.9 1975 10.3 1976 9.8 1977 9.3 1978 8.7 1979 8.2 1980 7.7 1981 7.3 1982 6.9 1983 6.6 1984 6.3 1985 6 1986 5.8 1987 5.6 1988 5.4 1989 5.2 1990 5 1991 4.8 1992 4.7 1993 4.5 1994 4.3 1995 4.1 1996 3.9 1997 3.7 1998 3.5 1999 3.4 2000 3.2 2001 3 2002 2.8 2003 2.7 2004 2.6 2005 2.5 2006 2.4 2007 2.3 2008 2.2 2009 2.2 2010 2.1 2011 2.1 2012 2.1 2013 2.1 2014 2 2015 2.1 2016 2.1 2017 2.1 2018 2.1 2019 2.1 2020 2.1 2021 2.1 2022 2