Year per 1,000 live births 1960 40.2 1961 38.5 1962 36.9 1963 35.2 1964 33.7 1965 31.8 1966 30.5 1967 29.6 1968 28.5 1969 27.5 1970 26.4 1971 24.9 1972 23.3 1973 21.5 1974 19.8 1975 18.1 1976 16.5 1977 15.2 1978 14.2 1979 13.3 1980 12.5 1981 11.9 1982 11.2 1983 10.6 1984 9.9 1985 9.4 1986 8.9 1987 8.5 1988 8.1 1989 7.8 1990 7.5 1991 7.2 1992 6.8 1993 6.5 1994 6.1 1995 5.8 1996 5.5 1997 5.2 1998 4.9 1999 4.6 2000 4.4 2001 4.1 2002 3.9 2003 3.8 2004 3.6 2005 3.5 2006 3.4 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3.2 2010 3.1 2011 3 2012 2.9 2013 2.9 2014 2.8 2015 2.7 2016 2.7 2017 2.6 2018 2.5 2019 2.4 2020 2.3 2021 2.2 2022 2.1