Year per 1,000 live births 1960 30.9 1961 29.7 1962 28.6 1963 27.6 1964 26.5 1965 25.3 1966 24 1967 22.7 1968 21.5 1969 20.5 1970 19.8 1971 19.3 1972 19 1973 18.6 1974 18.2 1975 17.7 1976 17 1977 16.1 1978 15 1979 13.9 1980 12.8 1981 11.8 1982 11 1983 10.4 1984 10 1985 9.6 1986 9.2 1987 9 1988 8.8 1989 8.5 1990 8.1 1991 7.7 1992 7.2 1993 6.9 1994 6.7 1995 6.6 1996 6.6 1997 6.6 1998 6.6 1999 6.6 2000 6.4 2001 6.2 2002 5.9 2003 5.5 2004 5.1 2005 4.7 2006 4.4 2007 4.2 2008 4 2009 3.9 2010 3.8 2011 3.7 2012 3.6 2013 3.5 2014 3.5 2015 3.4 2016 3.3 2017 3.2 2018 3.1 2019 3.1 2020 3 2021 2.9 2022 2.9