Year per 1,000 live births 1960 47.1 1961 44.8 1962 42.6 1963 40.6 1964 38.7 1965 36.8 1966 35.2 1967 33.7 1968 32.3 1969 31.1 1970 30.1 1971 29.1 1972 28.2 1973 27.2 1974 26.1 1975 24.8 1976 23.4 1977 21.9 1978 20.5 1979 19.3 1980 18.2 1981 17.4 1982 16.6 1983 15.9 1984 15.2 1985 14.4 1986 13.7 1987 13.1 1988 12.6 1989 12 1990 11.5 1991 11 1992 10.4 1993 9.8 1994 9.2 1995 8.7 1996 8.2 1997 7.8 1998 7.5 1999 7.2 2000 6.9 2001 6.6 2002 6.3 2003 6.1 2004 5.8 2005 5.6 2006 5.3 2007 5.1 2008 4.9 2009 4.7 2010 4.6 2011 4.4 2012 4.3 2013 4.1 2014 4 2015 3.9 2016 3.8 2017 3.7 2018 3.7 2019 3.6 2020 3.5 2021 3.4 2022 3.4