Year per 1,000 live births 1960 30.9 1961 29.3 1962 28.1 1963 27.2 1964 26.6 1965 26.3 1966 26 1967 25.8 1968 25.6 1969 25.5 1970 25.3 1971 25.1 1972 24.8 1973 24.4 1974 24 1975 23.4 1976 22.8 1977 22 1978 21.2 1979 20.4 1980 19.6 1981 18.8 1982 18 1983 17.2 1984 16.5 1985 15.7 1986 14.9 1987 14.2 1988 13.6 1989 13.1 1990 12.6 1991 12.2 1992 11.6 1993 11.1 1994 10.6 1995 10.2 1996 9.7 1997 9.2 1998 8.8 1999 8.4 2000 8.1 2001 7.8 2002 7.6 2003 7.4 2004 7.2 2005 6.9 2006 6.7 2007 6.4 2008 6.1 2009 5.9 2010 5.7 2011 5.6 2012 5.4 2013 5.3 2014 5.3 2015 5.2 2016 5.1 2017 5 2018 5 2019 4.9 2020 4.9 2021 4.9 2022 4.9