Year per 1,000 live births 1960 24.3 1961 23.5 1962 23 1963 22.8 1964 22.7 1965 22.7 1966 22.5 1967 21.9 1968 21.1 1969 20.5 1970 20.4 1971 20.2 1972 19.6 1973 18.5 1974 17.2 1975 15.9 1976 14.8 1977 13.9 1978 13.1 1979 12.2 1980 11.3 1981 10.5 1982 9.8 1983 9.3 1984 8.8 1985 8.3 1986 7.8 1987 7.5 1988 7.1 1989 6.8 1990 6.4 1991 6 1992 5.6 1993 5.3 1994 5 1995 4.7 1996 4.4 1997 4.2 1998 3.9 1999 3.7 2000 3.5 2001 3.2 2002 3.1 2003 2.9 2004 2.8 2005 2.7 2006 2.6 2007 2.5 2008 2.5 2009 2.4 2010 2.4 2011 2.4 2012 2.3 2013 2.2 2014 2.2 2015 2.1 2016 2.1 2017 2 2018 1.9 2019 1.8 2020 1.7 2021 1.6 2022 1.6