Year per 1,000 live births 1960 15.2 1961 15 1962 14.7 1963 14.4 1964 14 1965 13.6 1966 13.1 1967 12.6 1968 12.2 1969 11.7 1970 11.3 1971 10.9 1972 10.5 1973 10 1974 9.6 1975 9.2 1976 8.7 1977 8.2 1978 7.8 1979 7.3 1980 6.9 1981 6.6 1982 6.2 1983 5.9 1984 5.7 1985 5.4 1986 5.2 1987 5 1988 4.9 1989 4.7 1990 4.6 1991 4.4 1992 4.2 1993 4.1 1994 3.9 1995 3.7 1996 3.6 1997 3.4 1998 3.2 1999 3 2000 2.9 2001 2.7 2002 2.6 2003 2.5 2004 2.3 2005 2.2 2006 2.1 2007 2.1 2008 2 2009 2 2010 1.9 2011 1.9 2012 1.9 2013 1.9 2014 1.9 2015 1.9 2016 1.9 2017 1.9 2018 1.9 2019 1.9 2020 1.9 2021 1.9 2022 1.9