Year per 1,000 live births 1960 27 1961 25.6 1962 24.5 1963 23.8 1964 23.2 1965 22.9 1966 22.7 1967 22.5 1968 22.3 1969 22.2 1970 22 1971 21.8 1972 21.5 1973 21.2 1974 20.8 1975 20.3 1976 19.7 1977 19 1978 18.3 1979 17.6 1980 16.9 1981 16.2 1982 15.5 1983 14.9 1984 14.2 1985 13.5 1986 12.8 1987 12.2 1988 11.7 1989 11.3 1990 10.9 1991 10.5 1992 10.1 1993 9.7 1994 9.3 1995 8.9 1996 8.6 1997 8.2 1998 7.8 1999 7.5 2000 7.2 2001 7 2002 6.8 2003 6.6 2004 6.4 2005 6.2 2006 5.9 2007 5.7 2008 5.5 2009 5.3 2010 5.1 2011 5 2012 4.9 2013 4.8 2014 4.7 2015 4.6 2016 4.6 2017 4.5 2018 4.4 2019 4.4 2020 4.4 2021 4.4 2022 4.4