Year per 1,000 live births 1960 30.4 1961 27.9 1962 25.4 1963 23.1 1964 21 1965 19.2 1966 17.6 1967 16.3 1968 15.1 1969 14.2 1970 13.4 1971 12.6 1972 11.9 1973 11.2 1974 10.6 1975 10 1976 9.4 1977 8.8 1978 8.3 1979 7.8 1980 7.4 1981 7 1982 6.6 1983 6.2 1984 5.8 1985 5.5 1986 5.2 1987 5 1988 4.8 1989 4.7 1990 4.6 1991 4.5 1992 4.4 1993 4.4 1994 4.2 1995 4.1 1996 4 1997 3.8 1998 3.6 1999 3.4 2000 3.3 2001 3.1 2002 3 2003 2.9 2004 2.8 2005 2.8 2006 2.7 2007 2.6 2008 2.5 2009 2.4 2010 2.3 2011 2.3 2012 2.2 2013 2.1 2014 2.1 2015 2 2016 2 2017 1.9 2018 1.9 2019 1.8 2020 1.8 2021 1.8 2022 1.7