Year per 1,000 live births 1960 38.9 1961 37.1 1962 35.5 1963 33.9 1964 32.3 1965 30.9 1966 29.6 1967 28.3 1968 27.2 1969 26.3 1970 25.4 1971 24.6 1972 23.9 1973 23.1 1974 22.1 1975 21 1976 19.8 1977 18.5 1978 17.4 1979 16.3 1980 15.4 1981 14.7 1982 14 1983 13.4 1984 12.8 1985 12.1 1986 11.5 1987 11 1988 10.5 1989 10.1 1990 9.6 1991 9.2 1992 8.6 1993 8.1 1994 7.6 1995 7.2 1996 6.8 1997 6.4 1998 6.1 1999 5.9 2000 5.6 2001 5.4 2002 5.2 2003 4.9 2004 4.7 2005 4.5 2006 4.3 2007 4.1 2008 4 2009 3.8 2010 3.7 2011 3.5 2012 3.4 2013 3.3 2014 3.2 2015 3.2 2016 3.1 2017 3 2018 2.9 2019 2.9 2020 2.8 2021 2.8 2022 2.7