Year per 1,000 live births 1960 22.9 1961 22.5 1962 22 1963 21.4 1964 20.8 1965 20.2 1966 19.6 1967 19.1 1968 18.7 1969 18.4 1970 18 1971 17.7 1972 17.2 1973 16.6 1974 16 1975 15.4 1976 14.7 1977 14.1 1978 13.4 1979 12.7 1980 12.1 1981 11.4 1982 10.8 1983 10.3 1984 10 1985 9.7 1986 9.4 1987 9.1 1988 8.8 1989 8.4 1990 7.9 1991 7.4 1992 6.9 1993 6.6 1994 6.3 1995 6.1 1996 6 1997 5.8 1998 5.7 1999 5.6 2000 5.6 2001 5.5 2002 5.4 2003 5.3 2004 5.2 2005 5.1 2006 5 2007 4.9 2008 4.8 2009 4.6 2010 4.4 2011 4.3 2012 4.1 2013 4 2014 3.9 2015 3.9 2016 3.8 2017 3.8 2018 3.8 2019 3.8 2020 3.7 2021 3.6 2022 3.6