Year per 1,000 live births 1960 44.2 1961 42.6 1962 40.9 1963 39.1 1964 37.4 1965 35.8 1966 34.4 1967 33.2 1968 32 1969 30.9 1970 29.6 1971 28.1 1972 26.4 1973 24.5 1974 22.4 1975 20.5 1976 18.8 1977 17.3 1978 16.1 1979 15.1 1980 14.2 1981 13.4 1982 12.6 1983 11.9 1984 11.2 1985 10.5 1986 9.9 1987 9.5 1988 9 1989 8.7 1990 8.4 1991 8 1992 7.7 1993 7.3 1994 6.8 1995 6.4 1996 6 1997 5.6 1998 5.3 1999 5 2000 4.7 2001 4.5 2002 4.3 2003 4.1 2004 3.9 2005 3.8 2006 3.7 2007 3.6 2008 3.5 2009 3.4 2010 3.4 2011 3.3 2012 3.2 2013 3.1 2014 3.1 2015 3 2016 2.9 2017 2.8 2018 2.7 2019 2.6 2020 2.5 2021 2.3 2022 2.2