Year per 1,000 live births 1960 19.1 1961 18.8 1962 18.4 1963 18.1 1964 17.6 1965 17.1 1966 16.5 1967 15.9 1968 15.3 1969 14.8 1970 14.2 1971 13.7 1972 13.2 1973 12.7 1974 12.1 1975 11.5 1976 11 1977 10.4 1978 9.8 1979 9.3 1980 8.7 1981 8.3 1982 7.9 1983 7.5 1984 7.2 1985 6.9 1986 6.6 1987 6.4 1988 6.2 1989 6 1990 5.8 1991 5.6 1992 5.4 1993 5.2 1994 5 1995 4.8 1996 4.6 1997 4.3 1998 4.1 1999 3.9 2000 3.7 2001 3.5 2002 3.3 2003 3.1 2004 3 2005 2.9 2006 2.8 2007 2.7 2008 2.6 2009 2.5 2010 2.5 2011 2.4 2012 2.4 2013 2.4 2014 2.4 2015 2.4 2016 2.4 2017 2.4 2018 2.4 2019 2.5 2020 2.5 2021 2.4 2022 2.4