Year per 1,000 live births 1960 55.9 1961 53.8 1962 51.6 1963 49.3 1964 47 1965 45.2 1966 43.3 1967 41.6 1968 40.1 1969 38.6 1970 36.9 1971 35.1 1972 33 1973 30.6 1974 28 1975 25.6 1976 23.4 1977 21.7 1978 20.2 1979 18.9 1980 17.8 1981 16.8 1982 15.8 1983 14.8 1984 14 1985 13.2 1986 12.5 1987 11.9 1988 11.4 1989 10.9 1990 10.6 1991 10.2 1992 9.8 1993 9.2 1994 8.7 1995 8.1 1996 7.5 1997 7.1 1998 6.6 1999 6.3 2000 6 2001 5.7 2002 5.4 2003 5.2 2004 5 2005 4.8 2006 4.7 2007 4.6 2008 4.5 2009 4.4 2010 4.3 2011 4.2 2012 4.1 2013 4 2014 3.9 2015 3.8 2016 3.7 2017 3.6 2018 3.4 2019 3.3 2020 3.1 2021 3 2022 2.8