Year per 1,000 live births 1960 27.3 1961 24.9 1962 22.8 1963 20.6 1964 18.6 1965 16.8 1966 15.4 1967 14.2 1968 13.2 1969 12.4 1970 11.6 1971 11 1972 10.3 1973 9.8 1974 9.2 1975 8.7 1976 8.2 1977 7.8 1978 7.3 1979 6.9 1980 6.5 1981 6.2 1982 5.8 1983 5.5 1984 5.2 1985 5 1986 4.8 1987 4.6 1988 4.4 1989 4.3 1990 4.2 1991 4.2 1992 4.1 1993 4 1994 3.9 1995 3.7 1996 3.6 1997 3.5 1998 3.3 1999 3.2 2000 3 2001 2.9 2002 2.8 2003 2.7 2004 2.6 2005 2.6 2006 2.5 2007 2.4 2008 2.3 2009 2.3 2010 2.2 2011 2.2 2012 2.1 2013 2 2014 2 2015 1.9 2016 1.9 2017 1.8 2018 1.8 2019 1.8 2020 1.7 2021 1.7 2022 1.6