Year per 1,000 live births 1960 35.9 1961 32.4 1962 29.4 1963 26.5 1964 23.9 1965 21.7 1966 19.9 1967 18.4 1968 17.1 1969 16.1 1970 15.2 1971 14.4 1972 13.6 1973 12.9 1974 12.2 1975 11.6 1976 10.9 1977 10.3 1978 9.8 1979 9.2 1980 8.7 1981 8.3 1982 7.8 1983 7.4 1984 7 1985 6.7 1986 6.4 1987 6.2 1988 6 1989 5.9 1990 5.7 1991 5.7 1992 5.6 1993 5.5 1994 5.3 1995 5.1 1996 5 1997 4.8 1998 4.6 1999 4.3 2000 4.1 2001 4 2002 3.8 2003 3.7 2004 3.6 2005 3.5 2006 3.4 2007 3.3 2008 3.2 2009 3.1 2010 3 2011 3 2012 2.8 2013 2.7 2014 2.7 2015 2.6 2016 2.6 2017 2.5 2018 2.4 2019 2.3 2020 2.3 2021 2.2 2022 2.2