Year per 1,000 live births 1960 41.3 1961 39.5 1962 37.8 1963 36.2 1964 34.6 1965 33.1 1966 31.7 1967 30.5 1968 29.3 1969 28.4 1970 27.5 1971 26.7 1972 25.9 1973 25 1974 24 1975 22.8 1976 21.4 1977 20 1978 18.7 1979 17.6 1980 16.6 1981 15.7 1982 14.9 1983 14.2 1984 13.6 1985 12.9 1986 12.3 1987 11.7 1988 11.2 1989 10.7 1990 10.2 1991 9.7 1992 9.2 1993 8.6 1994 8.1 1995 7.6 1996 7.2 1997 6.8 1998 6.5 1999 6.2 2000 6 2001 5.7 2002 5.5 2003 5.2 2004 5 2005 4.8 2006 4.6 2007 4.4 2008 4.2 2009 4.1 2010 3.9 2011 3.8 2012 3.7 2013 3.6 2014 3.5 2015 3.4 2016 3.3 2017 3.2 2018 3.1 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 3 2022 2.9