Year per 1,000 live births 1960 49.3 1961 47.1 1962 45 1963 42.9 1964 40.9 1965 39.1 1966 37.4 1967 35.9 1968 34.6 1969 33.3 1970 32.3 1971 31.3 1972 30.3 1973 29.3 1974 28.1 1975 26.7 1976 25.1 1977 23.5 1978 22 1979 20.6 1980 19.5 1981 18.5 1982 17.6 1983 16.8 1984 16 1985 15.3 1986 14.6 1987 13.9 1988 13.3 1989 12.8 1990 12.2 1991 11.7 1992 11.1 1993 10.4 1994 9.8 1995 9.3 1996 8.8 1997 8.3 1998 8 1999 7.7 2000 7.4 2001 7 2002 6.8 2003 6.5 2004 6.2 2005 5.9 2006 5.7 2007 5.5 2008 5.3 2009 5.1 2010 4.9 2011 4.7 2012 4.6 2013 4.4 2014 4.3 2015 4.2 2016 4.1 2017 4 2018 3.9 2019 3.9 2020 3.8 2021 3.7 2022 3.7