Year per 1,000 live births 1960 31.1 1961 28.7 1962 26.7 1963 25.3 1964 24.4 1965 23.7 1966 22.9 1967 22 1968 21 1969 19.9 1970 19 1971 17.9 1972 16.6 1973 15.2 1974 13.5 1975 12.2 1976 11.3 1977 10.9 1978 10.7 1979 10.6 1980 10.5 1981 10.1 1982 9.5 1983 8.9 1984 8.4 1985 7.9 1986 7.5 1987 7.1 1988 6.7 1989 6.1 1990 5.6 1991 5.1 1992 4.6 1993 4.2 1994 3.9 1995 3.7 1996 3.5 1997 3.3 1998 3.1 1999 3 2000 2.8 2001 2.6 2002 2.4 2003 2.3 2004 2.2 2005 2.1 2006 2.1 2007 2.1 2008 2 2009 2 2010 2.1 2011 2 2012 2 2013 2 2014 2 2015 2 2016 2 2017 2 2018 1.9 2019 1.9 2020 1.8 2021 1.7 2022 1.6