Year per 1,000 live births 1960 51.9 1961 49.8 1962 47.6 1963 45.4 1964 43.2 1965 41.1 1966 39.3 1967 37.8 1968 36.5 1969 35.1 1970 33.5 1971 31.8 1972 29.8 1973 27.6 1974 25.3 1975 23.1 1976 21.1 1977 19.5 1978 18.2 1979 17 1980 16.1 1981 15.2 1982 14.3 1983 13.5 1984 12.7 1985 12 1986 11.4 1987 10.8 1988 10.4 1989 10 1990 9.7 1991 9.3 1992 8.9 1993 8.5 1994 8 1995 7.5 1996 7 1997 6.6 1998 6.2 1999 5.9 2000 5.6 2001 5.3 2002 5 2003 4.8 2004 4.6 2005 4.5 2006 4.3 2007 4.2 2008 4.1 2009 4.1 2010 4 2011 3.9 2012 3.8 2013 3.7 2014 3.6 2015 3.5 2016 3.4 2017 3.3 2018 3.2 2019 3 2020 2.9 2021 2.8 2022 2.6