Year per 1,000 live births 1960 30.4 1961 29.2 1962 28.1 1963 27.1 1964 26 1965 24.7 1966 23.4 1967 22 1968 20.7 1969 19.7 1970 19.1 1971 18.6 1972 18.3 1973 17.9 1974 17.5 1975 16.9 1976 16.1 1977 15.2 1978 14.1 1979 13.1 1980 12 1981 11 1982 10.3 1983 9.7 1984 9.3 1985 8.9 1986 8.6 1987 8.4 1988 8.2 1989 8 1990 7.6 1991 7.2 1992 6.8 1993 6.4 1994 6.2 1995 6.1 1996 6.1 1997 6.1 1998 6.1 1999 6.1 2000 6 2001 5.8 2002 5.5 2003 5.1 2004 4.7 2005 4.4 2006 4.1 2007 3.9 2008 3.8 2009 3.6 2010 3.5 2011 3.5 2012 3.4 2013 3.3 2014 3.3 2015 3.2 2016 3.1 2017 3 2018 2.9 2019 2.9 2020 2.8 2021 2.8 2022 2.7