Year per 1,000 live births 1960 29.6 1961 29.2 1962 28.7 1963 27.8 1964 27 1965 26.2 1966 25.4 1967 24.7 1968 24.4 1969 24 1970 23.6 1971 23.1 1972 22.4 1973 21.8 1974 21 1975 20.1 1976 19.3 1977 18.4 1978 17.5 1979 16.6 1980 15.7 1981 15 1982 14.2 1983 13.6 1984 13.1 1985 12.7 1986 12.5 1987 12.1 1988 11.7 1989 11.1 1990 10.4 1991 9.7 1992 9.1 1993 8.6 1994 8.2 1995 8 1996 7.8 1997 7.6 1998 7.5 1999 7.4 2000 7.2 2001 7.1 2002 7 2003 6.8 2004 6.7 2005 6.6 2006 6.5 2007 6.3 2008 6.1 2009 5.9 2010 5.7 2011 5.5 2012 5.3 2013 5.1 2014 5 2015 4.9 2016 4.8 2017 4.8 2018 4.8 2019 4.7 2020 4.6 2021 4.6 2022 4.5