Year per 1,000 live births 1960 84.8 1961 81.2 1962 78 1963 74.8 1964 71.6 1965 68.2 1966 64.7 1967 61.1 1968 57.5 1969 54 1970 50.7 1971 47.8 1972 45.2 1973 43 1974 41.2 1975 39.6 1976 38.2 1977 36.8 1978 35.4 1979 33.8 1980 32.2 1981 30.3 1982 28.4 1983 26.5 1984 24.5 1985 22.6 1986 20.7 1987 18.9 1988 17.3 1989 15.9 1990 14.6 1991 13.4 1992 12.3 1993 11.4 1994 10.5 1995 9.7 1996 8.9 1997 8.3 1998 7.8 1999 7.3 2000 6.8 2001 6.5 2002 6.2 2003 5.8 2004 5.4 2005 5.1 2006 4.7 2007 4.4 2008 4.1 2009 3.9 2010 3.8 2011 3.7 2012 3.5 2013 3.4 2014 3.3 2015 3.3 2016 3.2 2017 3.1 2018 3 2019 2.9 2020 2.8 2021 2.7 2022 2.6