Year per 1,000 live births 1960 39.7 1961 36.2 1962 32.8 1963 29.7 1964 27 1965 24.7 1966 22.7 1967 21 1968 19.6 1969 18.5 1970 17.4 1971 16.5 1972 15.7 1973 14.9 1974 14 1975 13.3 1976 12.5 1977 11.8 1978 11.1 1979 10.5 1980 9.9 1981 9.3 1982 8.8 1983 8.3 1984 7.9 1985 7.5 1986 7.1 1987 6.8 1988 6.6 1989 6.5 1990 6.3 1991 6.2 1992 6.1 1993 6 1994 5.9 1995 5.7 1996 5.5 1997 5.2 1998 5 1999 4.7 2000 4.5 2001 4.3 2002 4.1 2003 4 2004 3.9 2005 3.7 2006 3.6 2007 3.5 2008 3.4 2009 3.3 2010 3.2 2011 3.2 2012 3 2013 2.9 2014 2.8 2015 2.8 2016 2.7 2017 2.6 2018 2.5 2019 2.5 2020 2.4 2021 2.3 2022 2.3