Year per 1,000 live births 1960 22.4 1961 22.1 1962 21.5 1963 21.1 1964 20.7 1965 20.2 1966 19.7 1967 19.1 1968 18.5 1969 17.9 1970 17.3 1971 16.6 1972 15.9 1973 15.2 1974 14.6 1975 14 1976 13.4 1977 12.8 1978 12.2 1979 11.7 1980 11.2 1981 10.8 1982 10.4 1983 10 1984 9.7 1985 9.4 1986 9.2 1987 9 1988 8.8 1989 8.6 1990 8.3 1991 8 1992 7.8 1993 7.6 1994 7.3 1995 7.1 1996 6.9 1997 6.7 1998 6.7 1999 6.5 2000 6.4 2001 6.3 2002 6.2 2003 6.1 2004 6.1 2005 6 2006 6 2007 5.9 2008 5.8 2009 5.7 2010 5.6 2011 5.6 2012 5.5 2013 5.4 2014 5.3 2015 5.3 2016 5.2 2017 5.1 2018 5 2019 5 2020 5 2021 5 2022 4.9