Year per 1,000 live births 1960 44.7 1961 42.3 1962 40.1 1963 38.1 1964 36.2 1965 34.4 1966 32.8 1967 31.3 1968 29.9 1969 28.8 1970 27.7 1971 26.8 1972 25.9 1973 25 1974 24 1975 22.8 1976 21.5 1977 20.2 1978 18.9 1979 17.8 1980 16.9 1981 16.2 1982 15.5 1983 14.9 1984 14.2 1985 13.5 1986 12.8 1987 12.3 1988 11.8 1989 11.3 1990 10.8 1991 10.3 1992 9.8 1993 9.2 1994 8.6 1995 8.1 1996 7.7 1997 7.3 1998 7 1999 6.7 2000 6.4 2001 6.2 2002 5.9 2003 5.7 2004 5.4 2005 5.2 2006 4.9 2007 4.7 2008 4.5 2009 4.4 2010 4.2 2011 4.1 2012 4 2013 3.8 2014 3.7 2015 3.6 2016 3.5 2017 3.4 2018 3.4 2019 3.3 2020 3.2 2021 3.2 2022 3.1