Year per 1,000 live births 1960 26.4 1961 25.5 1962 24.6 1963 23.7 1964 22.8 1965 21.7 1966 20.6 1967 19.5 1968 18.5 1969 17.6 1970 16.9 1971 16.5 1972 16.1 1973 15.8 1974 15.4 1975 15 1976 14.3 1977 13.5 1978 12.6 1979 11.6 1980 10.7 1981 9.9 1982 9.2 1983 8.7 1984 8.3 1985 7.9 1986 7.7 1987 7.5 1988 7.3 1989 7.1 1990 6.7 1991 6.4 1992 6 1993 5.7 1994 5.5 1995 5.5 1996 5.5 1997 5.5 1998 5.5 1999 5.5 2000 5.4 2001 5.2 2002 4.9 2003 4.6 2004 4.3 2005 4 2006 3.8 2007 3.6 2008 3.4 2009 3.3 2010 3.2 2011 3.2 2012 3.1 2013 3.1 2014 3 2015 2.9 2016 2.9 2017 2.8 2018 2.7 2019 2.7 2020 2.6 2021 2.6 2022 2.5