Year per 1,000 live births 1960 35.4 1961 32.9 1962 30.8 1963 29.3 1964 28.2 1965 27.3 1966 26.3 1967 25.1 1968 24 1969 22.9 1970 21.8 1971 20.6 1972 19.3 1973 17.7 1974 15.8 1975 14.2 1976 13.1 1977 12.5 1978 12.3 1979 12.1 1980 11.9 1981 11.4 1982 10.7 1983 10 1984 9.4 1985 8.8 1986 8.3 1987 7.8 1988 7.3 1989 6.7 1990 6.1 1991 5.5 1992 5 1993 4.6 1994 4.2 1995 4 1996 3.8 1997 3.6 1998 3.4 1999 3.2 2000 3 2001 2.8 2002 2.7 2003 2.5 2004 2.4 2005 2.3 2006 2.3 2007 2.3 2008 2.2 2009 2.2 2010 2.2 2011 2.2 2012 2.2 2013 2.2 2014 2.2 2015 2.2 2016 2.2 2017 2.1 2018 2.1 2019 2 2020 1.9 2021 1.9 2022 1.8